Mantra 4

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परि धत्त धत्त नो वर्चसेमं जरामृत्युं कृणुत दीर्घमायुः । बृहस्पतिः प्रायच्छद् वास एतत् सोमाय राज्ञे परिधातवा उ

IAST Transliteration

pári dhatta dhatta no várcasémaṃ jarā́-mṛtyuṃ kṛṇuta dīrghám-ā́yuḥ | bṛ́haspátiḥ práyachad vā́sa etát sómāya rā́jñe pári dhātávā́ u

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Encompass, bestow—bestow on us for splendor; make this aging-and-death into long life. Bṛhaspati bestowed this garment, to be put about King Soma indeed.

Word by Word

परिaround; all about

धत्तplace (you all)!

धत्तput on (you all)!

नःof us; our

वर्चसेfor (our) splendor/brightness

इमम्this

जरामृत्युम्old age and death (as a single affliction)

कृणुतmake (you all)!

दीर्घम्long

आयुःlife; lifespan

बृहस्पतिःBṛhaspati

प्रायच्छत्gave forth; bestowed

वासःa garment; clothing

एतत्this

सोमायto Soma

राज्ञेto the king

परिधातवेto put on; for wearing around

उindeed; and

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic/anonymous

Devata: Bṛhaspati; Soma (royal archetype); Vārchas/Āyus as desired powers

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like (mixed; longer pādas)

Mantra Rasa

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