Mantra 5

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जरां सु गच्छ परि धत्स्व वासो भवा गृष्टीनामभिशस्तिपा उ । शतं च जीव शरदः पुरूची रायश्च पोषमुपसंव्ययस्व

IAST Transliteration

jarā́ṃ su gácha pári dhatsva vā́so bhávā gṛṣṭīnā́m abhíśastipā́ u | śatáṃ ca jī́va śarádaḥ purūcī́ rā́yaś ca póṣam upasaṃvyáyasva

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Depart thou, Old Age, in happy wise; put on thee round about this vesture: become a guardian from imprecation for the milch-kine. Live thou a hundred years, yea many autumns; and wrap thee in wealth and in increase of nourishment.

Word by Word

• जराम्: old age (as an object to be reached/attained)
• जराम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरā- (प्रातिपदिक)

• सु: well, auspiciously
• सु: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: सु (उपसर्ग/निपात)

• गच्छ: go; attain
• गच्छ: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: गम् (धातु)

• परि: around, all about
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि (उपसर्ग)

• धत्स्व: put on; place upon yourself
• धत्स्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + आत्मनेपद-आदेश (स्व)

• वासः: garment, clothing
• वासः: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: वासस्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• भव: become; be
• भव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु)

• गृष्टीनाम्: of the cows (milch-cows)
• गृष्टीनाम्: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी) / अधिकरण-सम्बन्ध
• Type: Noun
• Root: गृष्टी- (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभिशस्तिपाः: protector against imprecation/accusation (warder-off of hostile spell)
• अभिशस्तिपाः: कर्तृ (सम्बोधितः) / विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अभिशस्ति- (प्रातिपदिक) + पा (कृदन्त, √पा ‘to protect’)

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

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: कर्म / परिमाण
• Type: Numeral (Noun)
• Root: शत- (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• जीव: live
• जीव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)

• शरदः: autumns; years
• शरदः: कर्म / परिमाण
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद्- (प्रातिपदिक)

• पुरूचीः: many, abundant
• पुरूचीः: विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: पुरूची- (प्रातिपदिक)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: सम्बन्ध (षष्ठी)
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि- (प्रातिपदिक)

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

• पोषम्: nourishment, prosperity
• पोषम्: कर्म
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष- (प्रातिपदिक)

• उप: towards; near; upon
• उप: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: उप (उपसर्ग)

• संव्ययस्व: wrap yourself; clothe yourself; gather to yourself
• संव्ययस्व: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सम् + वि + √इ (धातु; ‘to go/come together, to wrap oneself’)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV collection; specific r̥ṣi not securely fixed for this verse alone)

Devata: Jarā (as an affliction to be expelled) and the protective Vāsas/Rakṣā; prosperity powers (Rāy, Poṣa) implicitly invoked

Chandas: Mixed/late AV style; predominantly anuṣṭubh-like cadence with expanded pādas

Mantra Rasa

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