Atharva Veda 19.69.4: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 69, Mantra 4
Sukta 69
Sanskrit (Devanagari)
जी॒व॒ला स्थ॑ जी॒व्यासं॒ सर्व॒मायु॑र्जीव्यासम्
IAST Transliteration
jīvalā́ sthá jīvyā́saṃ sárvam ā́yur jīvyā́sam
English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)
Be ye enliveners; may I live: may I live out the whole of life.
Translation
तुम लोग मुझे जीवन दो। मैं जीता रहूँ। पूरा उम्र जीना मुझे नसीब हो।
Word by Word
जीवलाःalive, living (ones)
जीवलाः:
Kartā
TypeAdjective
Rootजीवल (प्रातिपदिक; √जीव् ‘जीवने’ से व्युत्पन्न विशेषण)
स्थstand; remain
स्थ:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√स्था (तिष्ठति) ‘स्थितौ/अवस्थान’
जीव्यासम्may I live
जीव्यासम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√जीव् ‘जीवने’ (इच्छार्थे/आशीर्लिङ्-प्रयोगः) अथवा ‘जीव्य’ (कृदन्त-आधार) + आसम्
सर्वम्all; the whole
सर्वम्:
Karma
TypeAdjective
Rootसर्व (सर्व-प्रातिपदिक)
आयुःlife-span; vital life
आयुः:
Karma
TypeNoun
Rootआयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)
जीव्यासम्may I live
जीव्यासम्:
Kartā
TypeVerb
Root√जीव् ‘जीवने’ (इच्छार्थे/आशीर्लिङ्-प्रयोगः) अथवा ‘जीव्य’ (कृदन्त-आधार) + आसम्
Attribution
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late book)
Devata: Āyus / Jīvala (Vivifying power)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like
Mantra Rasa
Primary: shanta
Secondary: adbhuta
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