Atharva Veda 2.13.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 13, Mantra 1

Sukta 13

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। आ॒युर्दा अ॑ग्ने ज॒रसं॑ वृणा॒नो घृ॒तप्र॑तीको घृ॒तपृ॑ष्ठो अग्ने । घृ॒तं पी॒त्वा मधु॒ चारु॒ गव्यं॑ पि॒तेव॑ पु॒त्रान॒भि र॑क्षतादि॒मम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 2.13.1

IAST Transliteration

āyurdā́ agne jarásaṁ vṛṇānó ghṛtápratīko ghṛtápṛṣṭho agne | ghṛtáṁ pītvā́ mádhu cā́ru gávyaṁ pitā́va putrā́n abhí rakṣatā́dimám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

O Agni, giver of life, choosing ripe old age, ghee-faced, ghee-backed, O Agni: having drunk the ghee—sweet, pleasant, cow-born—do thou, as a father his sons, encompass and guard this man here.

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Word by Word

• आयुः: life-span, longevity
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक) अव्यय-स्वरूप नपुंसकलिङ्ग

• दाः: give (you should give)
• दाः: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: दा (धातु) ‘देने’

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• जरसम्: old age (ripe age)
• जरसम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: जरस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• वृणानः: choosing, seeking
• वृणानः: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: वृ (धातु) ‘वरणे/चयन’

• घृतप्रतीकः: whose face/appearance is ghee-bright
• घृतप्रतीकः: Viśeṣaṇa (of अग्नि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत-प्रतीक (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• घृतपृष्ठः: whose back is ghee (ghee-covered)
• घृतपृष्ठः: Viśeṣaṇa (of अग्नि)
• Type: Adjective
• Root: घृत-पृष्ठ (समास; प्रातिपदिक)

• अग्ने: O Agni
• अग्ने: Sampradāna
• Type: Noun
• Root: अग्नि (प्रातिपदिक)

• घृतम्: ghee
• घृतम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: घृत (प्रातिपदिक)

• पीत्वा: having drunk
• पीत्वा: Kriyā (पूर्वकर्म)
• Type: Verb
• Root: पा (धातु) ‘पाने’

• मधु: honey, sweetness
• मधु: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: मधु (प्रातिपदिक)

• चारु: pleasant, lovely
• चारु: Viśeṣaṇa
• Type: Adjective
• Root: चारु (प्रातिपदिक)

• गव्यम्: that which is from cows; milk (cow-product)
• गव्यम्: Karma
• Type: Noun/Adjective
• Root: गव्य (प्रातिपदिक)

• पिता: a father
• पिता: Kartā (उपमान)
• Type: Noun
• Root: पितृ (प्रातिपदिक)

• इव: like, as
• इव: Sambandha (comparison)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: इव

• पुत्रान्: sons, children
• पुत्रान्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पुत्र (प्रातिपदिक)

• अभि: towards; over; around
• अभि: Upasarga (with रक्ष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अभि

• रक्षत: protect (you all / do protect)
• रक्षत: Kriyā
• Type: Verb
• Root: रक्ष् (धातु) ‘पालने/रक्षणे’

• आ: fully; unto
• आ: Upasarga (with रक्ष)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ

• इमम्: this (person/one)
• इमम्: Karma
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Āṅgiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition for AVŚ 2.13).

Devata: Agni (as āyurdāḥ—bestower of longevity and protector).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent; Atharvavedic meters here may be catalogued variably—verify against the AV anukramaṇī).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta