Atharva Veda 18.2.30: Kanda 18, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 30
Sukta 2
यां ते॑ धे॒नुं नि॑पृ॒णामि॒ यमु॑ ते क्षी॒र ओ॑द॒नम्। तेना॒ जन॑स्यासो भ॒र्ता योऽत्रास॒दजी॑वनः
yā́ṃ te dhenúṃ nipṛṇā́mi yám u te kṣīrá odanáṃ | ténā jánasyā́so bhartā́ yó ’trāsad ájīvanaḥ ||
The milch-cow which I bestow on thee, and the milked rice-gruel which is thine—therewith be thou the people’s sustainer, thou who here wast lying lifeless.
โคนมที่ข้าพเจ้ามอบแก่ท่าน และข้าวต้มปรุงน้ำนมซึ่งเป็นของท่าน—ด้วยสิ่งนั้นขอให้ท่านเป็นผู้ค้ำจุนผู้คนเถิด; โอ้ผู้ซึ่งเคยนอนอยู่ที่นี่ไร้ชีวิต.
Rishi: As in AV 18.2 Pitṛ-cycle (anukramaṇī attribution varies by tradition).
Devata: Pitṛ/deceased ancestor as recipient; Pitṛs collectively implied
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: karuna
Secondary: shanta
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