Mantra 6

Sukta 24

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

परीदं वासो अधिथाः स्वस्तयेऽभूर्वापीनामभिशस्तिपा उ । शतं च जीव शरदः पुरूचीर्वसूनि चारुर्वि भजासि जीवन्

IAST Transliteration

párī́daṃ vā́so adhithāḥ svastáye ’bhū́r vāpīnā́m abhíśastipā́ u | śatáṃ ca jī́va śarádaḥ purūcī́r vásūni cā́rur ví bhajāsi jī́van

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Round thee thou hast assumed this garment for welfare; thou hast become, indeed, a warder from imprecation for the pools. Live thou a hundred years, yea many autumns; and, living, in seemly wise divide and enjoy thy goods.

Word by Word

परीदम्around this / this (as the object)

वासःgarment, cloth

अधिथाःyou have put on / you have placed upon

स्वस्तयेfor well-being, for welfare

अभूःyou became / you were

वापीनाम्of the ponds / reservoirs

अभिशस्तिपाःa protector against imprecation/affliction

उindeed / and

शतम्a hundred

चand

जीवlive!

शरदःautumns, years

पुरूचीःmany, abundant

वसूनिgoods, riches

चand

आरुःfair, gracious

विapart, out, distributively

भजासिyou apportion / you bestow

जीवन्living, while living

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (late AV compilation context)

Devata: Svasti (well-being) and protective power against Abhíśasti; vāpī as sacralized resource

Chandas: Late AV anuṣṭubh-like with expansions

Mantra Rasa

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