Sanskrit Text
आयु॑रसि। तत्ते प्रय॑च्छामि। आयु॑ष्मदस्तु मे मुखम्। आयु॑ष्मच्छिरो॑ अस्तु मे। आयु॑ष्मान् विश्वत॑: प्रत्यङ्। आयु॑षा संपि॑पृग्धि मा। इमम॑ग्न आयु॑षे वर्च॑से कृधि। प्रियरेतो॑ वरुण सोम राजन्। मातेवास्मा अदिते शर्म॑ यच्छ। विश्वे॑ देवा जर॑दष्टिर्यथाऽस॑त्॥ 58 ॥
(Note: In the provided XML file, the words “संपि॑-पृग्धि” and “जर॑दष्टिर्-यथाऽस॑त्” contain scribal hyphens. They have been normalized above to “संपि॑पृग्धि” and “जर॑दष्टिर्यथाऽस॑त्” for accurate Sanskrit representation.)
IAST Transliteration
āyur asi | tat te prayacchāmi | āyuṣmad astu me mukham | āyuṣmac chiro astu me | āyuṣmān viśvataḥ pratyaṅ | āyuṣā saṃpipṛgdhi mā | imam agna āyuṣe varcase kṛdhi | priyareto varuṇa soma rājan | mātevāsmā adite śarma yaccha | viśve devā jaradaṣṭir yathā’sat || 58 ||
Word-by-Word Meaning
- आयुः असि (āyuḥ asi): You are Longevity / Life
- तत् (tat): That
- ते (te): To you
- प्रयच्छामि (prayacchāmi): I offer
- आयुष्मत् (āyuṣmat): Full of longevity
- अस्तु मे मुखम् (astu me mukham): Let my face be
- आयुष्मत् शिरः अस्तु मे (āyuṣmat śiraḥ astu me): Let my head be full of life (āyuṣmac chiro…)
- आयुष्मान् (āyuṣmān): One who is full of longevity / long-lived
- विश्वतः प्रत्यङ् (viśvataḥ pratyaṅ): Facing all directions
- आयुषा (āyuṣā): With long life / vitality
- संपिपृग्धि मा (saṃpipṛgdhi mā): Fill me completely
- इमम् (imam): This (person)
- अग्ने (agne / agna): O Agni!
- आयुषे (āyuṣe): For long life
- वर्चसे (varcase): For spiritual luster / brilliance
- कृधि (kṛdhi): Make / establish
- प्रियरेतः (priyaretaḥ): One whose essence/seed is dear and pleasing
- वरुण (varuṇa): O Varuna!
- सोम राजन् (soma rājan): O King Soma!
- माता इव (mātā iva): Like a mother
- अस्मै (asmai / asmā): To him / to this person
- अदिते (adite): O Aditi! (The divine mother goddess)
- शर्म (śarma): Shelter / refuge / happiness
- यच्छ (yaccha): Bestow / grant
- विश्वे देवाः (viśve devāḥ): O All-Gods (Visvedevas)!
- जरदष्टिः (jaradaṣṭiḥ): Reaching old age / living to a ripe old age
- यथा असत् (yathā asat): So that he may be
Summary Meaning
“You are Longevity! That I offer unto you. May my face be full of longevity. May my head be full of long life. May I become full of life, facing all directions. Fully endow me with longevity!
O Agni, bless this person to attain long life and radiant splendor. O Varuna, whose essence is dear! O King Soma! O Goddess Aditi, just as a mother protects her child, grant shelter and happiness to him. O All-Gods, bestow your blessings so that he may live a full life and reach a ripe old age.”