Atharva Veda 8.2.8: Kanda 8, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 8
Sukta 2
अ॒स्मै मृ॑त्यो॒ अधि॑ ब्रूही॒मं द॑य॒स्वोदि॒तो॒३यमे॑तु । अरि॑ष्टः॒ सर्वा॑ङ्गः सु॒श्रुज्ज॒रसा॑ श॒तहा॑यन आ॒त्मना॒ भुज॑मश्नुताम्
asmái mṛ́tyo ádhi brūhīmáṃ dayasvóditaḥ ayám etu | áriṣṭaḥ sárvāṅgaḥ suśrúj járasā śatáhāyana ātmánā bhújam aśnutām ||
For this man, O Death, pronounce thou; have pity—let him, arisen, go his way. Unharmed, whole-limbed, of good hearing, let him by old age attain a hundred years, and with his very self enjoy his portion.
Für diesen Mann, o Tod, sprich (das Wort): erbarme dich — lass ihn, aufgerichtet, seines Weges gehen. Unversehrt, ganz an allen Gliedern, guten Gehörs, möge er durch das Alter hundert Jahre erreichen und mit seinem eigenen Selbst seinen Anteil genießen.
Rishi: Atharvanic (per Anukramaṇī).
Devata: Mṛtyu (as addressed power) and the ideal of Śata-āyuḥ.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (likely; confirm in edition).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna
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