Sukta 35
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। यदाब॑ध्नन् दाक्षाय॒णा हिर॑ण्यं श॒तानी॑काय सुमन॒स्यमा॑नाः । तत् ते॑ बध्ना॒म्यायु॑षे॒ वर्च॑से॒ बला॑य दीर्घायु॒त्वाय॑ श॒तशा॑रदाय
yád ā́badhnan dākṣāyaṇā́ híraṇyaṃ śatā́nīkāya sumanasyámānāḥ | tát te badhnā́my ā́yuṣe várcase bálāya dīrghāyutvā́ya śatáśāradāya ||
What gold the Dākṣāyaṇas, well-minded, bound upon Śatānīka—this same for thee I bind, for life, for splendor, for strength, for long-livedness, for a hundred autumns.
पहले लोगों ने सोने की बाँध बनायी थी। वो लोग अच्छे दिल से यह बनाते थे। अब मैं भी तुम्हारे लिए यह बाँध बना रहा हूँ। तुम लंबी उम्र जियो, ताकत वाले रहो, सौ साल तक जियो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages; specific r̥ṣi attribution depends on anukramaṇī tradition for this hymn).
Devata: Hiraṇya (gold) as empowered substance; implicitly Āyus/Varcas/Bala as desired powers.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant Atharvanic charm-meter; verse is in two pādas/hemistichs with anuṣṭubh cadence).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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