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Atharvaveda 19.24

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 19.24

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Sanskrit

19.24.1

yéna deváṃ savitā́raṃ pári devā́ ádhārayan |
ténemáṃ brahmaṇas pate pári rāṣṭrā́ya dhattana ||1||

With what [garment] the gods caused to wrap god Savitar, with that, O Brahmaṇaspati, do ye wrap this man in order to royalty.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.2

párīmám índram ā́yuṣe mahé kṣatrā́ya dhattana |
yáthainaṃ jaráse náyāj jyók kṣatré 'dhi jāgarat ||2||

Wrap ye this man [as] Indra in order to life-time, to great dominion, that [it] may conduct him unto old age; may he long watch over dominion.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.3

párīmám índram ā́yuṣe mahé śrótrāya dhattana |
yáthainaṃ jaráse náyāj jyók śrótré 'dhi jāgarat ||3||

Wrap ye this man [as] Soma in order to life-time, to great instruction (çrótra), that [it] may conduct him unto old age; may he long watch over instruction.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.4

pári dhatta dhattá no várcasemáṃ jarā́mr̥tyuṃ kr̥ṇuta dīrghám ā́yuḥ |
bŕ̥haspátiḥ prā́yachad vā́sa etát sómāya rā́jñe páridhātavā́ u ||4||

Wrap, set ye him for us with splendor; make him one to die of old age; [make] long life-time; Bṛihaspati furnished (pra-yam) this garment to king Soma for wrapping himself.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.5

jarā́ṃ sú gacha pári dhatsva vā́so bhávā gr̥ṣṭīnā́m abhiśastipā́ u |
śatáṃ ca jī́va śarádaḥ purūcī́ rāyáś ca póṣam upasáṃvyayasva ||5||

Go thou safely (sú) unto old age; wrap thyself in the garment; become thou protector of the people (?) against imprecation; and live thou a hundred numerous autumns; and wrap further about (upa-sam-vyā) thee abundance of wealth.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.6

párīdáṃ vā́so adhithāḥ svastáyé 'bhūr vāpīnā́m abhiśastipā́ u |
śatáṃ ca jī́va śarádaḥ purūcī́r vásūni cā́rur ví bhajāsi jī́van ||6||

Thou hast wrapped thyself in this garment in order to well-being; thou hast become protector of thine allies (?) against imprecation; and live thou a hundred numerous autumns; living, pleasant (cā́ru), thou shalt share out good things.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.7

yógeyoge tavástaraṃ vā́jevāje havāmahe |
sákhāya índram ūtáye ||7||

We, companions, call to aid Indra the very mighty at every conjuncture, in every contest (? vā́ja).

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

19.24.8

híraṇyavarṇo ajáraḥ suvī́ro jarā́mr̥tyuḥ prajáyā sáṃ viśasva |
tád agnír āha tád u sóma āha bŕ̥haspátiḥ savitā́ tád índraḥ ||8||

Of golden color, unaging, of excellent heroes, having old age as death, do thou enter into union (sam-viç) with progeny: this Agni says, and this Soma says, this Bṛihaspati, Savitar, Indra.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

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