Mantra 1
Sukta 67
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
दीर्घायुत्वम्। पश्येम शरदः शतम्
IAST Transliteration
dīrghāyutvám | paśyém śarádaḥ śatám
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Long life be ours: may we behold a hundred autumns.
Word by Word
दीर्घायुत्वम्long life; longevity
दीर्घायुत्वम्:
Karma (इष्ट/प्रार्थ्य-वस्तु; ‘that which is sought’)
TypeNoun (abstract)
Rootदीर्घायु-त्व (प्रातिपदिक: दीर्घायु ‘long-lived’ + तद्धित/भावप्रत्यय -त्व)
पश्येमmay we see
पश्येम:
(क्रिया) —
TypeVerb
Root√पश् (दृश्-अर्थे ‘to see’)
शरदःautumns; years
शरदः:
Karma (पश्येम इति क्रियायाः कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootशरद् (प्रातिपदिक)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
Karma (शरदः इत्यस्य परिमाण-विशेषणम्)
TypeNumeral/Adjective (quantifier)
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिक)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (longevity benediction formula; specific r̥ṣi not securely individualized in common indices for this brief series)
Devata: Āyus (Life) / benedictive longevity (implicit)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like benedictive pāda (short formula; often treated as a fixed āyuṣya refrain)
Mantra Rasa
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