Atharva Veda 2.29.2: Kanda 2, Anuvaka 3, Sukta 29, Mantra 2

Sukta 29

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

आयु॑र॒स्मै धे॑हि जातवेदः प्रजां त्व॑ष्टरधि॒निधे॑ह्य॒स्मै। रा॒यस्पोषं॑ सवित॒रा सु॑वा॒स्मै श॒तं जी॑वाति श॒रद॒स्तवा॒यम्

IAST Transliteration

ā́yur asmái dhéhi jātavedaḥ prajā́ṃ tváṣṭar adhinídhehy asmái | rāyás póṣaṃ savitárā́ suvāsmái śatáṃ jī́vā́ti śarádas tavā́yám ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Bestow on this man his life, O Jātavedas; and, O Tvaṣṭṛ, set progeny firmly upon him. Impel for him, O Savitar, the thriving increase of wealth: may this man live a hundred autumns under thy favour.

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Word by Word

• आयुः: life-span, vital life
• आयुः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: आयुस् (प्रातिपदिक)

• अस्मै: to/for him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• धेहि: place, bestow
• धेहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु)

• जातवेदः: O Jātavedas (Agni)
• जातवेदः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper epithet)
• Root: जातवेदस् (प्रातिपदिक) [अग्नि-नाम]

• प्रजाम्: offspring, progeny
• प्रजाम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: प्रजा (प्रातिपदिक)

• त्वष्टः: O Tvaṣṭṛ
• त्वष्टः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: त्वष्टृ (प्रातिपदिक) [देव-नाम]

• अधि: upon, over; in addition
• अधि: Adhikaraṇa
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: अधि (अव्यय)

• निधेहि: place down, deposit, bestow
• निधेहि: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: धा (धातु) + नि (उपसर्ग)

• अस्मै: to/for him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• रायः: of wealth
• रायः: Sambandha
• Type: Noun
• Root: राय्/रायि (प्रातिपदिक) [=रयि ‘wealth’]

• पोषम्: nourishment, prosperity
• पोषम्: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: पोष (प्रातिपदिक)

• सवितरः: O Savitṛ
• सवितरः: Sambodhana
• Type: Noun (proper)
• Root: सवितृ (प्रातिपदिक) [देव-नाम]

• आ: towards, hither; intensifier
• आ: —
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: आ (अव्यय/उपसर्ग)

• सुव: impel, set in motion; grant
• सुव: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: सू (धातु)

• अस्मै: to/for him
• अस्मै: Sampradāna
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: अस्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• शतम्: a hundred
• शतम्: Karma
• Type: Numeral/Adjective
• Root: शत (प्रातिपदिक)

• जीवाति: lives
• जीवाति: —
• Type: Verb
• Root: जीव् (धातु)

• शरदः: autumns; years
• शरदः: Karma
• Type: Noun
• Root: शरद् (प्रातिपदिक)

• तव: your
• तव: Sambandha
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: युष्मद् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

• अयम्: this (man/person)
• अयम्: Kartā
• Type: Pronoun
• Root: इदम् (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (exact r̥ṣi attribution for this individual verse is not explicit in the provided excerpt; commonly treated as Atharvan/Angiras-type benediction).

Devata: Agni (Jātavedas), Tvaṣṭṛ, Savitar (composite benedictive invocation).

Chandas: Triṣṭubh-like cadence (benedictive pādas; exact metrical classification may vary by pada-counting in recensional analysis).

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta

Secondary: adbhuta