Atharva Veda 16.4.2: Kanda 16, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 4, Mantra 2

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

स्वा॒सद॑सि सू॒षा अ॒मृतो॒ मर्त्ये॒श्वा

IAST Transliteration

svā́sadasi sūṣā́ amṛ́to mártyeṣv ā́

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Self-seated thou abidest—thriving, deathless—here among mortals.

Translation

Engkau bersemayam pada tempat dudukmu sendiri; engkau tetap—makmur, tidak mati—di sini dalam kalangan insan fana.

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Word by Word

• स्वासदसि: in/at one’s own seat/assembly; in a proper place
• स्वासदसि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: स्वासद् (प्रातिपदिक; स्व- + आसद्/सद् ‘बैठना/उपवेशन’ से निष्पन्न, ‘स्व-आसन/स्व-सभा’ अर्थ)

• सूषा: healing, remedy; restoration
• सूषा: Kartā
• Type: Noun
• Root: सूषा (प्रातिपदिक; ‘सूष्/शुष्’ धातु-सम्बद्ध, ‘शोष/क्षय’ से ‘शोष-नाश/आरोग्य’ अर्थ में)

• अमृतः: immortal; deathless
• अमृतः: Kartā
• Type: Adjective
• Root: अमृत (प्रातिपदिक; a- + मृत ‘मरण’)

• मर्त्येषु: among mortals; in human beings
• मर्त्येषु: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Noun
• Root: मर्त्य (प्रातिपदिक; ‘मृत’ से)

• आ: towards; hither; in
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (उपसर्ग/निपात)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (anukramaṇī needed for precision)

Devata: Prāṇa/Āyuṣ (implicit); Amṛta as personified vitality

Chandas: Truncated/irregular pāda (likely part of a larger metrical unit; confirm via saṃhitā context)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta