Mantra 2

Sukta 22

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि त्वा रोहितैर्वर्णैर्दीर्घायुत्वाय दध्मसि । यथायमरपा असदथो अहरितो भुवत्

IAST Transliteration

pári tva̍ā róhi̍tair várṇai̍r dīrghāyu̍tvāya dadhmasi | yáthāyám arapā́ ásad átho áharito bhúvat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Around thee with ruddy hues we set (this charm), for long-livedness; so may this man be unhurt, and moreover may he be not pale (nor yellowed).

Word by Word

• परि: around, all around
• परि: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: परि

• त्वा: you (as object)
• त्वा: कर्म
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (त्वद्)

• रोहितैः: with red (ruddy)
• रोहितैः: करण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: रोहित- (प्रातिपदिक)

• वर्णैः: with colours, hues
• वर्णैः: करण
• Type: Noun
• Root: वर्ण- (प्रातिपदिक)

• दीर्घायुत्वाय: for long life
• दीर्घायुत्वाय: सम्प्रदान
• Type: Noun
• Root: दीर्घायुत्व- (दीर्घायु + त्व) (प्रातिपदिक)

• दध्मसि: we place/establish
• दध्मसि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) [वेद. परस्मैपद-रूप: दध्मसि]

• यथा: so that, as
• यथा: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: यथा

• अयम्: this (person)
• अयम्: कर्ता
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (अयम्) सर्वनाम

• अरपा: unharmed, uninjured
• अरपा: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अरप- (प्रातिपदिक) (< रप्/रप्- ‘to injure/afflict’ with privative a-)

• असत्: may he be
• असत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: अस् (धातु) → (लोट्/आशीर्लिङ्-प्रयोगवत् वेद. injunctive/optative sense) 3sg रूप ‘असत्’

• अथो: and also, moreover
• अथो: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अथ + उ

• अहरितः: not pale/greenish; not sickly
• अहरितः: कर्ता-विशेषण
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अहरित- (प्रातिपदिक) (a- + हरित ‘yellow/green’; ‘not pale/greenish’)

• भुवत्: may he become
• भुवत्: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: भू (धातु) → ‘भुवत्’ (वेद. injunctive/optative-like 3sg)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (attributed within the Atharvan corpus; specific r̥ṣi assignment varies by anukramaṇī tradition for this hymn).

Devata: Āyus (Long Life) / Varṇa (healthy complexion) as functional ‘deities’; implicitly the healing power resident in the charm.

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant Atharvanic śloka-meter style)

Mantra Rasa

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