Atharva Veda 18.3.12: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 3, Mantra 12
Sukta 3
मि॒त्रावरु॑णा॒ परि॒ माम॑धातामादि॒त्या मा॒ स्वर॑वो वर्धयन्तु । वर्चो॑ म इन्द्रो॑ न्यनक्तु॒ हस्त॑योर्ज॒रद॑ष्टिं मा सवि॒ता कृ॑णोतु
mitrā́váruṇā pári mām adhātām ādityā́ mā sváravo vardhayantu | várcó me índro nyànaktu hástayor jaradáṣṭiṃ mā savitā́ kṛṇotu ||
Let Mitra-Varuṇa set me round about with guarding; let the Ādityas increase in me the soundness of my voice. Let Indra implant my lustre in the hands; and let Savitar make for me the firm strength of age.
मित्र और वरुण मुझे बचा के रखें। आदित्य देवता मेरी आवाज़ को अच्छा करें। इंद्र मेरे हाथों में ताकत दे। सविता देवता मुझे बूढ़ा होने तक ताकत में रखें।
Rishi: Funerary corpus attribution (variable)
Devata: Mitra-Varuṇa, Ādityas, Indra, Savitar
Chandas: Triṣṭubh (probable; confirm in critical edition)
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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