Mantra 21

Sukta 5

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

अस्मिन्निन्द्रो नि दधातु नृम्णमिमं देवासो अभिसंविशध्वम्। दीर्घायुत्वाय शतशारदायायुष्मान् जरदष्टिर्यथासत्

IAST Transliteration

asmín índro ní dadhātu nṛmṇám imáṃ devāso abhí-saṃ-viśadhvam | dīrghāyutvā́ya śatá-śāradā́yā́yuṣmān jaradáṣṭir yáthā ásat

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

In this let Indra set down manly might; into this, O Gods, enter and abide. For long life, for a hundred autumns—life-possessed, a beholder of old age—so may he be.

Word by Word

अस्मिन्in this (one/thing/place)

इन्द्रःIndra

निdown; into; firmly

दधातुmay he place; let him establish

नृम्णम्manly power; vigor

इमम्this

देवासःthe gods

अभिtowards; unto

संविशध्वम्enter together; come together

दीर्घायुत्वायfor long life

शतशारदायfor (life) of a hundred autumns/years

आयुष्मान्possessing life; long-lived

जरदष्टिःone whose staff is (used) in old age; very aged (with a staff)

यथाas; so that

असत्may he be; may it be

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)

Devata: Indra and the Viśve Devāḥ (collective gods) as indwelling protectors

Chandas: Mixed/longer meter (likely Triṣṭubh-like; confirm by syllable count)

Mantra Rasa

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