Atharva Veda 3.11.7: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 11, Mantra 7
Sukta 11
ज॒रायै॑ त्वा॒ परि॑ ददामि ज॒रायै॒ नि धु॑वामि त्वा । ज॒रा त्वा॑ भ॒द्रा ने॑ष्ट॒ व्य॑१न्ये य॑न्तु मृ॒त्यवो॒ याना॒हुरित॑रान् छ॒तम्
jarā́yai tvā pári dadāmi jarā́yai ní dhuvāmi tvā | jarā́ tvā bhadrā́ néṣṭa ví anyé yántu mṛtyávo yā́n āhúr itarā́n śatám ||
Unto old age I give thee over; unto old age I firmly set thee. May kindly Old Age lead thee on; away let the other Deaths depart—those which men name, the rest, a hundred more.
إلى الشيخوخة أُسلِّمك؛ وفي الشيخوخة أُثبِّتك تثبيتًا راسخًا. لِتَقُدْكَ الشيخوخةُ المباركةُ (Jarā)؛ ولتنصرفِ الوفياتُ الأُخَر بعيدًا—تلك التي يسمّيها الناس، وما سواها، مائةً أخرى.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition
Devata: Jarā (Auspicious Old Age) opposed to Mṛtyu
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (with extended cadence due to appended dismissal formula)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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