Atharvaveda 1.26
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 1.26
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.26.1
ārè 'sā̀v asmád astu hetír devāso asat |
āré áśmā yám ásyatha ||1||
Far be that from us—may [your] missile (hetí) be, O gods; far the bolt (áçman) which ye hurl.
1.26.2
sákhāsā́v asmábhyam astu rātíḥ sákhéndro bhágaḥ |
savitā́ citrárādhāḥ ||2||
Be yon Rāti ('liberality') a companion (sákhi) for us; a companion [be] Indra, Bhaga, Savitar of wondrous favors.
1.26.3
yūyám naḥ pravato napān márutaḥ sū́ryatvacasaḥ |
śárma yachatha sapráthāḥ ||3||
May ye, issue (nápāt) of the height, sun-skinned Maruts, yield us breadthful protection.
1.26.4
suṣūdáta mr̥ḍáta mr̥ḍáyā nas tanū́bhyo |
máyas tokébhyas kr̥dhí ||4||
Do ye advance [us], be gracious; be thou gracious to our selves (tanū́), show kindness (máyas) to our offspring (toká).
Translations (2)
- Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8) — William Dwight Whitney 1905, English
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- Atharvaveda — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Vedic Mythology — Arthur Anthony Macdonell, English