Atharva Veda 19.67.2: Kanda 19, Anuvaka 7, Sukta 67, Mantra 2

Sukta 67

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

जीवे॑म श॒रदः॑ श॒तम्

Recitation with translationAtharva Veda 19.67.2

IAST Transliteration

jīvéma śarádaḥ śatám

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

May we live a hundred autumns.

Translation

మనం నూరు శరద్ (సంవత్సరాలు) వరకు జీవించుదుము.

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Word by Word

• जीवेम: may we live
• जीवेम: (स्वयम्) कर्ता
• Type: Verb
• Root: √जीव् (जीवति)

• शरदः: autumns; years (seasons)
• शरदः: कर्म (काल-परिमाणम्/अवधि-रूपेण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिकम्)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: कर्म (परिमाण-निर्देशः)
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिकम्)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (formulaic longevity refrain)

Devata: Āyus / Prāṇa (implicit life-principle)

Chandas: Short benedictive formula (treated as a refrain)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta