Mantra 24
Sukta 2
मा ते मनो मासोर्माङ्गानां मा रसस्य ते । मा ते हास्त तन्वः१ किं चनेह
mā́ te máno mā́ ásor mā́ṅgā́nāṃ mā́ rásasya te | mā́ te hāsta tanvàḥ kím canéhá
Let not thy mind be lost; let not thy vital breath, nor thy limbs, nor thy sap be lost. Let not aught of thy body fail thee here—no, not the least thing.
तेरा मन न खोए; तेरा प्राण, तेरे अंग-प्रत्यंग, और तेरा रस (जीवन-सार) न खोए। यहाँ तेरे शरीर का कुछ भी न घटे—एक कण भी नहीं।
Rishi: Traditionally associated with Atharvanic seers in the funerary book (AV 18); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition for individual verses.
Devata: Protective apotropaic address to the deceased’s faculties (manas, asu, rasa) within the Pitṛ-rite frame
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in AV 18; this verse conforms to the funerary anuṣṭubh style)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: karuna