Atharva Veda 8.2.21: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 21
Sukta 2
श॒तं ते॒ऽयुतं॑ हाय॒नान् द्वे यु॒गे त्रीणि॑ च॒त्वारि॑ कृण्मः । इ॒न्द्रा॒ग्नी विश्वे॑ दे॒वास्तेऽनु॑ मन्यन्ता॒महृ॑णीयमानाः
śatáṃ te ’yútaṃ hāyanā́n dvé yugé trī́ṇi catvā́ri kṛṇmáḥ | indrāgnī́ víśve devā́s te ’nú manyantām áhṛṇīyamānāḥ
A hundred for thee, a myriad of years—two ages, yea three and four—do we ordain. Indra and Agni, and all the Gods, let them consent thereto, being unangered and unoffended.
Hundert sei dir, und zehntausend Jahre: zwei Yugas, ja drei und vier — das setzen wir dir fest. Indra und Agni und alle Götter: mögen sie dem zustimmen, ohne Zorn und ohne sich verletzt zu fühlen.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Āyusya hymn-cycle; specific ṛṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions).
Devata: Indrāgnī; Viśve Devāḥ (collective divine ratifiers).
Chandas: Mixed/Pragātha-like cadence (Atharvanic; often treated as Anuṣṭubh-adjacent in practice).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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