Mantra 21

Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional White Yajurveda attribution; specific r̥ṣi not marked in the provided excerpt).

Devata: Revatīḥ / prosperity-powers (abundance, cattle-wealth; deictically fixed to the sacrificer’s dwelling).

Chandas: Yajus (prose formula; not a fixed metrical ṛc).

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

रेव॑ती॒ रम॑ध्वम॒स्मिन्योना॑व॒स्मिन् गो॒ष्ठेऽस्मिंल्लो॒के॒ऽस्मिन्क्षये॑ । इहै॒व स्त॒ माप॑गात

Transliteration

révatī́ ramadhvam asmín yónāv asmín góṣṭhe ’smíṁl lóke ’smín kṣáye | iháiva stá mā́pagāta

Translation

Ye prosperous (powers), take ye delight in this your proper seat—in this cow-stall, in this world, in this dwelling. Here, even here, do ye abide; go ye not away.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

रेव॑तीः । रम॑ध्वम् । अ॒स्मिन् । योना॑व् । अ॒स्मिन् । गो॒ष्ठे । अ॒स्मिन् । लो॒के । अ॒स्मिन् । क्षये॑ । इ॒ह । ए॒व । स्त॒ । मा । अप॑गात ।

Entities Mentioned

• Revatīḥ (prosperity-powers)