Atharva Veda 2.28.1: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 28, Mantra 1
Sukta 28
दीर्घायुःप्राप्तिः। तुभ्य॑मे॒व ज॑रिमन् वर्धताम॒यं मेमम॒न्ये मृ॒त्यवो॑ हिंसिषुः श॒तं ये॑। मा॒तेव॒ पु॒त्रं प्रम॑ना उ॒पस्थे॑ मि॒त्र ए॑नं मि॒त्रिया॑त् पा॒त्वंह॑सः
túbhyam evá járiman vardhatām ayáṃ mé mam anyé mṛtyávo hiṃsiṣúḥ śatáṃ yé | mātéva putráṃ prámanā upásthe mitrá enaṃ mitríyāt pātv áṃhasaḥ
To thee, yea—to Age—let increase be given: let not the other Deaths, a hundred-fold, do hurt to this my man, to me. As a mother, kindly-minded, holds her son upon her lap, so may Mitra, by his friendly might, guard him from distress.
हे बूढ़ा होने वाली उम्र, तुम बड़ी हो जाओ। परन्तु मौत के सौ दुश्मन इस आदमी को न मारें। जैसे माँ अपने बेटे को गोद में लेती है, वैसे मित्र अपने दोस्त की तरह इस आदमी को तकलीफ से बचाये।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition for this hymn).
Devata: Jariman (Old Age as auspicious longevity) and Mitra (protector through friendship/order).
Chandas: Mixed/Triṣṭubh-like cadence (edition-dependent; Atharvanic meters here often align with triṣṭubh/jagatī patterns rather than strict anuṣṭubh).
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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