Atharva Veda 19.67.2: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 2
Sukta 67
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जीवे॑म श॒रदः॑ श॒तम्
IAST Transliteration
jīvéma śarádaḥ śatám
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
May we live a hundred autumns.
Translation
हम सौ साल तक जियें। सौ बार सर्दी गुज़र जाए और हम साथ में खुशहाल रहें।
Word by Word
जीवेमmay we live
जीवेम:
(स्वयम्) कर्ता
TypeVerb
Root√जीव् (जीवति)
शरदःautumns; years (seasons)
शरदः:
कर्म (काल-परिमाणम्/अवधि-रूपेण)
TypeNoun
Rootशरद् (प्रातिपदिकम्)
शतम्a hundred
शतम्:
कर्म (परिमाण-निर्देशः)
TypeNumeral/Adjective
Rootशत (प्रातिपदिकम्)
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (formulaic longevity refrain)
Devata: Āyus / Prāṇa (implicit life-principle)
Chandas: Short benedictive formula (treated as a refrain)
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
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