Atharva Veda 19.24.4 - Kanda 19, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 4

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Atharva Veda 19.24.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 24, Mantra 4

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि॑ धत्त ध॒त्त नो॒ वर्च॑से॒मं ज॒रामृ॑त्युं कृणुत दी॒र्घमायुः॑ । बृह॒स्पतिः॒ प्राय॑च्छ॒द् वास॑ ए॒तत् सोमा॑य॒ राज्ञे॒ परि॑धात॒वा उ॑

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.24.4

IAST Transliteration

pári dhatta dhatta no várcasémaṃ jarā́-mṛtyuṃ kṛṇuta dīrghám-ā́yuḥ | bṛ́haspátiḥ práyachad vā́sa etát sómāya rā́jñe pári dhātávā́ u

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Encompass, bestow—bestow on us for splendor; make this aging-and-death into long life. Bṛhaspati bestowed this garment, to be put about King Soma indeed.

Translation

यह मंत्र बृहस्पति का दिया हुआ वस्त्र है। इस्से पहन के सोम राजा को जरा और मौत से बचा लो। भगवान हमें भी यह वस्त्र दे ताकि हमारी चमक बढ़े और हम लंबी उम्र जियें।

Word by Word

परिaround; all about

धत्तplace (you all)!

धत्तput on (you all)!

नःof us; our

वर्चसेfor (our) splendor/brightness

इमम्this

जरामृत्युम्old age and death (as a single affliction)

कृणुतmake (you all)!

दीर्घम्long

आयुःlife; lifespan

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

प्रायच्छत्gave forth; bestowed

वासःa garment; clothing

एतत्this

सोमायto Soma

राज्ञेto the king

परिधातवेto put on; for wearing around

उindeed; and

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Bṛhaspati; Soma (royal archetype); Vārchas/Āyus as desired powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed; longer pādas)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: adbhuta

Secondary: shanta

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