Atharva Veda 19.67.6: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 6

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

भवे॑म श॒रदः॑ श॒तम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.67.6

IAST Transliteration

bhavéma śarádaḥ śatám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May we be for a hundred autumns (a hundred years).

Translation

भगवान हमें सौ साल तक जीने दे। सौ साल मतलब एक लंबी उम्र। यह आशीर्वाद है लंबी ज़िन्दगी का।

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Word by Word

• भवेम: may we be / may we become
• भवेम: Kartā
• Type: Verb
• Root: √भू (भवति)

• शरदः: autumns; years (seasons)
• शरदः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिकम्)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिकम्)

Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally Atharvanic/anonymous (benedictive formula within late AV collections).

Devata: Āyus (Longevity) / general benedictive address (implicit).

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like pāda (short benedictive formula; often treated as a refrain).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta