Atharva Veda 1.30.2: Kanda 1, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 30, Mantra 2

Sukta 30

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

ये वो॑ देवाः पि॒तरो॒ ये च॑ पु॒त्राः सचे॑तसो मे शृणुते॒दमु॒क्तम्। सर्वे॑भ्यो वः॒ प॑रि ददाम्ये॒तं स्व॒स्त्येऽनं ज॒रसे॑ वहाथ

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 1.30.2

IAST Transliteration

yé vó devā́ḥ pitáraḥ yé ca putrā́ḥ sacétaso me śṛṇutédám uktám | sárvebhyo vaḥ pári dadāmy etáṃ svastý ènaṃ járase vahātha ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Ye Gods, ye Fathers, and ye Sons beside, in concord of mind, hear ye this my spoken word. To all of you I give it forth, encompassing: bear ye this weal onward unto old age.

Translation

Ihr Götter, ihr Väter und auch ihr Söhne, einmütig: hört dieses von mir gesprochene Wort. Euch allen gebe ich es dar, euch umfassend: tragt dieses Heil weiter bis ins Alter.

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Word by Word

• ये: who (those who)
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: of you / your
• वः: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• देवाः: gods
• देवाः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: देव (प्रातिपदिक)

• पितरः: fathers / ancestors
• पितरः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• ये: who
• ये: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: यद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• च: and
• च: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: च (निपात)

• पुत्राः: sons
• पुत्राः: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• सचेतसः: of one mind / concordant
• सचेतसः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: स-चेतस् (प्रातिपदिक; बहुव्रीहिः/कर्मधारयः)

• मे: my / of me
• मे: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम)

• शृणुत: hear!
• शृणुत: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: श्रु (धातु)

• इदम्: this
• इदम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम)

• उक्तम्: spoken / uttered
• उक्तम्: Karma
• Type: Participle
• Root: वच् (धातु) → उक्त (कृदन्त, क्त)

• सर्वेभ्यः: to all
• सर्वेभ्यः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun/Adjective
• Root: सर्व (प्रातिपदिक)

• वः: to you
• वः: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम)

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

• ददामि: I give
• ददामि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु)

• एतम्: this (one)
• एतम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद् (सर्वनाम)

• स्वस्ति: well-being; blessing
• स्वस्ति: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: स्वस्ति (अव्यय/निपात)

• एनम्: him / this (person)
• एनम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: एतद्/इदम् (सर्वनाम; एनद्-प्रयोगः)

• जरसे: for old age; for long life
• जरसे: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वहाथ: carry / convey (you all)!
• वहाथ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: वह् (धातु)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous (as commonly transmitted for many AVŚ charms; specific r̥ṣi assignment depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AV 1.30).

Devata: Svasti (Auspicious Welfare) mediated by Devāḥ and Pitaraḥ; also implicates the social unit (putrāḥ) as ritual stakeholders.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (probable; four pādas of ~8 syllables typical—exact scansion depends on pada resolution).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta