Mantra 87
Sukta 4
य इह पितरो जीवा इह वयं स्मः । अस्मांस्तेऽनु वयं तेषां श्रेष्ठा भूयास्म
yá ihá pitáro jīvā́ ihá vayáṃ smáḥ | asmā́ṃs té’nu vayáṃ téṣāṃ śréṣṭhā bhūyāsma
Those Fathers who are living here, and we who are here—following after them, may we become the foremost of them.
Les Pères qui sont vivants ici, et nous qui sommes ici — les suivant, puissions-nous devenir parmi eux les premiers.
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (Pitṛ-hymn stratum; specific ṛṣi not fixed in the provided excerpt)
Devata: Pitaraḥ (Ancestors; including living elders by extension)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (variable)
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