Mantra 19

Rishi: Yājñavalkya (traditional White Yajurveda attribution; otherwise ‘Anukramaṇī: unspecified/Agni’ depending on manuscript tradition)

Devata: Agni (with explicit solar bandhu to Sūrya)

Chandas: Mixed/Anuṣṭubh-like prose-verse (yajus-style; not a strict Ṛgvedic metre)

Samhita Patha (Devanagari)

सं त्वम॑ग्ने॒ सूर्य॑स्य॒ वर्च॑सागथा॒ः समृषी॑णाᳪ स्तु॒तेन॑ । सं प्रि॒येण॒ धाम्ना॒ सम॒हमायु॑षा॒ सं वर्च॑सा॒ सं प्र॒जया॒ सᳪ रा॒यस्पोषे॑ण ग्मिषीय ॥

Transliteration

saṃ tvám agne sū́ryasya várcasāgathā́ḥ sam ṛṣī́ṇāṃ stuténa | saṃ priyéṇa dhā́mnā sam ahám ā́yuṣā saṃ várcasā saṃ prajā́yā saṃ rā́yas-poṣéṇa gmiṣīya ||

Translation

In union, O Agni, thou hast attained the Sun’s splendour; in union (thou art) with the seers by their praise. In union with thy dear-established ordinance, in union may I attain with life, with lustre, with offspring, with increase of wealth and thriving prosperity.

Padapatha (Word Analysis)

सम् । त्वम् । अग्ने । सूर्यस्य । वर्चसा । अगथाः । सम् । ऋषीणाम् । स्तुतेन । सम् । प्रिय॑ेण । धाम्ना । सम् । अहम् । आयुषा । सम् । वर्चसा । सम् । प्रजया । सम् । रायः-पोषेण । ग्मिषीय ।

Word by Word

सम्together, wholly

त्वम्you

अग्नेO Agni

सूर्यस्यof the Sun

वर्चसाwith splendor, with radiance

आtowards, unto

गथाःmay you go/come (attain)

सम्together, wholly

ऋषीणाम्of the seers

स्तुतेनwith praise, by laudation

सम्together, wholly

प्रियेणwith dear/pleasant

धाम्नाwith (your) abode/splendor

सम्together, wholly

अहम्I

आयुषाwith life, with lifespan

सम्together, wholly

वर्चसाwith splendor

सम्together, wholly

प्रजयाwith progeny

सम्together, wholly

रायःof wealth

पोषेणwith nourishment, with increase

ग्मिषीयmay I go/attain (desideratively): may I reach

Entities Mentioned

Agni

Sūrya (bandhu)

Ṛ

Ṛṣis (collective)

Ritual Context

Viniyoga (Ritual Application)

Commentary Summary