Mantra 4

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि धत्त धत्त नो वर्चसेमं जरामृत्युं कृणुत दीर्घमायुः । बृहस्पतिः प्रायच्छद् वास एतत् सोमाय राज्ञे परिधातवा उ

IAST Transliteration

pári dhatta dhatta no várcasémaṃ jarā́-mṛtyuṃ kṛṇuta dīrghám-ā́yuḥ | bṛ́haspátiḥ práyachad vā́sa etát sómāya rā́jñe pári dhātávā́ u

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Encompass, bestow—bestow on us for splendor; make this aging-and-death into long life. Bṛhaspati bestowed this garment, to be put about King Soma indeed.

Translation

أحيطوا وامنحوا—امنحونا لأجل البهاء؛ واجعلوا هذا «الشيخوخةَ والموتَ» عمرًا مديدًا. لقد منح بْرِهَسْبَتي هذا الثوب، ليُلفَّ حقًّا حول الملك سوما.

Word by Word

• परि: around; all about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)

• धत्त: place (you all)!
• धत्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (डुधाञ्)

• धत्त: put on (you all)!
• धत्त: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (डुधाञ्)

• नः: of us; our
• नः: सम्बन्ध
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद्

• वर्चसे: for (our) splendor/brightness
• वर्चसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्चस्

• इमम्: this
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम्

• जरामृत्युम्: old age and death (as a single affliction)
• जरामृत्युम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरा-मृत्यु (समासः) आधारः: जरा, मृत्यु

• कृणुत: make (you all)!
• कृणुत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: कृ (डुकृञ्) → कृणु

• दीर्घम्: long
• दीर्घम्: Karma
• Type: Adjective
• Root: दीर्घ

• आयुः: life; lifespan
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस्

• बृहस्पतिः: Bṛhaspati
• बृहस्पतिः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: बृहस्पति

• प्रायच्छत्: gave forth; bestowed
• प्रायच्छत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: प्र + यम् (यच्छति) / दा-वर्गीय प्रयोगः: ‘प्रायच्छ’

• वासः: a garment; clothing
• वासः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्

• एतत्: this
• एतत्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्

• सोमाय: to Soma
• सोमाय: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: सोम

• राज्ञे: to the king
• राज्ञे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: राजन्

• परिधातवे: to put on; for wearing around
• परिधातवे: प्रयोजन/उद्देश्य
• Type: Verb
• Root: परि + धा (धातु) → परिधातृ (तुमुन्/तवेन्)

• उ: indeed; and
• उ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उ (निपात)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Bṛhaspati; Soma (royal archetype); Vārchas/Āyus as desired powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed; longer pādas)

Mantra Rasa

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