Atharva Veda 19.46.1: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 5, Sukta 46, Mantra 1
Sukta 46
अस्तृतमणिः। प्र॒जाप॑तिष्ट्वा बध्नात् प्रथ॒ममस्तृ॑तं वी॒र्याय॒ कम्। तत् ते॑ बध्ना॒म्यायु॑षे॒ वर्च॑स॒ ओज॑से च॒ बला॑य॒ चास्तृ॑तस्त्वा॒भि र॑क्षतु
astṛ́tamaṇiḥ | prajā́patis tvā badhnāt prathamám astṛ́taṃ vīryā́ya kám | tát te badhnāmy ā́yuṣe várcasa ójase ca bálāya cāstṛ́tas tvā́bhi rakṣatu
The Astṛta amulet: may Prajāpati bind thee on—Astṛta first of all—for manly might, for Ka. That do I bind on for thee, for length of days, for lustre, for vigor, and for strength; may Astṛta guard thee round about.
यह अस्तिता नामा है। प्रजापति इससे पहले भी बाँधते थे ताकि आदमी में ताकत आए। मैं भी इसे तुम्हारे लिए बाँधता हूँ, लंबी उम्र के लिए, चमक के लिए, ताकत के लिए। अस्तिता तुम्हारा पूरा ख्याल रखे।
Rishi: Atharvanic amulet tradition (ṛṣi not securely fixed for this short maṇi-hymn unit)
Devata: Prajāpati / Astṛta-maṇi (object-deity)
Chandas: Mixed; largely yajus-like with mantra-prose cadence
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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