Mantra 50
Sukta 4
एयमगन् दक्षिणा भद्रतो नो अनेन दत्ता सुदुघा वयोधाः । यौवने जीवानुपपृञ्चती जरा पितृभ्य उपसंपराणयादिमान्
éyam agan dakṣiṇā́ bhadrató no anéna dattā́ sudúghā vayodhā́ḥ | yáuvane jīvā́n anupapṛ́ñcatī jarā́ pitṛ́bhya upasáṃparāṇayād imā́n ||
Hither hath Dakṣiṇā come, auspicious unto us—by this, when duly given, well-milking, setting vigor. Sprinkling the living with youth, may she, when age draws on, convey these unto the Fathers, leading them safely over.
قد جاءت دكشِنا (Dakṣiṇā) إلى هنا، مُيمِنةً لنا—وبهذه العطية، إذا قُدِّمت على وجهها، تكون غزيرةَ الإدرار، مُثبِّتةً للقوة والحياة. تُنضِح الأحياءَ بالشباب؛ فلتكن، إذا دنا الكِبَر، مُبلِّغةً هؤلاء إلى الآباء (Pitṛ)، قائدةً لهم لعبورٍ آمن.
Rishi: AV 18 funeral corpus (variable).
Devata: Dakṣiṇā (personified); Pitaraḥ (as final destination).
Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like.
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