Atharva Veda 3.31.8: Kanda 3, Anuvaka 4, Sukta 31, Mantra 8
Sukta 31
आयु॑ष्मतामायु॒ष्कृतां॑ प्रा॒णेन॑ जीव॒ मा मृ॑थाः । व्य॑१हं सर्वे॑ण पा॒प्मना॒ वि यक्ष्मे॑ण॒ समायु॑षा
ā́yuṣmatām āyuṣkṛ́tāṃ prāṇéna jīva má mṛthāḥ | vy àháṃ sárveṇa pā́pmanā ví yákṣmeṇa samā́yuṣā ||
With the breath of life, live thou—die not. I drive away, with all malignity, the wasting sickness, and (set thee) in possession of a full term of life, among the long-lived, among the life-establishers.
साँस लेके जियो, मत मरो। मैं तुमसे सारी बुरी चीज़ें भगा देता हूँ। यह बिमारी जो तुम्हे खोखला करती है, वो मैं दूर करता हूँ। तुम लंबी उम्र तक जियो, जो लोग उम्र बनाते हैं उनमें से हो।
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (often transmitted under Atharvan/Angiras lineages for bhaiṣajya hymns; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī).
Devata: Prāṇa and Āyus (functional deities), with yakṣma as the adversarial disease-agent.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant healing-meter; cadence supports imperative commands).
Primary: shanta
Secondary: vira
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