Mantra 3
Sukta 69
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
संजीवा स्थ सं जीव्यासं सर्वमायुर्जीव्यासम्
IAST Transliteration
saṃjīvā́ sthá saṃ jīvyā́saṃ sárvam ā́yur jīvyā́sam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Be ye the givers of full life; may I live in completeness: may I live out the whole of life.
Word by Word
संजीवाO life-giving (one)/O reviver
संजीवा:
सम्बोधन (vocative sense; addressed entity)
TypeNoun
Rootसंजीव (धातु √जीव ‘जीवने’ उपसर्गः सं-) / प्रातिपदिक: संजीव-
स्थbe (you all)! / remain!
स्थ:
क्रिया (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√अस् ‘भू/अस्तित्वे’ (लोट्, मध्यमपुरुष) — वैदिक रूप ‘स्थ’
संtogether; completely
सं:
क्रियाविशेषण/उपसर्ग (अर्थवर्धक)
TypeIndeclinable
Rootसम् (उपसर्ग/अव्यय)
जीव्यासम्may I live
जीव्यासम्:
क्रिया (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√जीव ‘जीवने’
सर्वम्all; the whole (of it)
सर्वम्:
कर्म
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootसर्व (सर्व-)
आयुःlife; lifespan
आयुः:
कर्म (जीव्यासम् इत्यस्य)
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (आयुस्-)
जीव्यासम्may I live
जीव्यासम्:
क्रिया (विधेय)
TypeVerb
Root√जीव ‘जीवने’
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attribution uncertain in late book)
Devata: Āyus / Saṃjīva (Life-integration)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Mantra Rasa
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