Mantra 53

Sukta 4

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

पर्णो राजापिधानं चरूणामूर्जो बलं सह ओजो न आगन्। आयुर्जीवेभ्यो विदधद् दीर्घायुत्वाय शतशारदाय

IAST Transliteration

parṇó rājā́pidhā́naṃ carūṇām ūrjó bálaṃ sáha ójo na ā́gan | ā́yur jīvébhyo vídadhad dīrghāyutvā́ya śatáśāradāya ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

The Leaf, a kingly covering of the cooked oblations, hath come to us with sap, with strength, with might, with vital power—bestowing life upon the living, for length of days, for a hundred autumns.

Translation

Lá (पर्ण) — tấm che vương giả của lễ vật nấu chín (चरु) — đã đến với chúng ta, mang theo dưỡng lực (ऊर्ज), sức mạnh (बल), uy lực (सह), và tinh lực sinh mệnh (ओज). Xin ban thọ mạng cho kẻ đang sống, để được trường thọ, đến trăm mùa thu.

Word by Word

पर्णःthe leaf (as a personified power)

राजाking

अपिधानम्covering, lid; protective covering

चरूणाम्of the sacrificial porridges (charus)

ऊर्जःof nourishment/vigour

बलम्strength

सहtogether with

ओजःvital force, energy

नःto us / our

आगन्may (they) come

आयुःlife, lifespan

जीवेभ्यःfor the living beings

विदधत्bestowing, arranging

दीर्घायुत्वायfor long life

शतशारदायfor (a life of) a hundred autumns/years

Attribution

Rishi: Atharvanic tradition (variable Anukramaṇī assignment).

Devata: Parṇa (personified as protective power); indirectly Āyus/Longevity.

Chandas: Likely Anuṣṭubh-type (with Atharvanic variation).

Mantra Rasa

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