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Atharvaveda 15.2

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 15.2

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15.2.1

[2.1]a) sá úd atiṣṭhat sá prā́cīṃ díśam ánu vy àcalat | [1]
[2.2]b) táṃ br̥hác ca rathantaráṃ cādityā́ś ca víśve ca devā́ anuvyàcalan | [2]
[2.3]c) br̥haté ca vái sá rathantarā́ya cādityébhyaś ca víśvebhyaś ca devébhya ā́ vr̥ścate yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upavádati | [3]
[2.4]d) br̥hatáś ca vái sá rathantarásya cādityā́nāṃ ca víśveṣāṃ ca devā́nāṃ priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda | [4]
[2.5]e) tásya prā́cyāṃ diśí śraddhā́ puṃścalī́ mitró māgadhó vijñā́naṃ vā́só 'har uṣṇī́ṣaṃ rā́trī kéśā háritau pravartáu kalmalír maṇíḥ | [5]
[2.6-7]f) bhūtáṃ ca bhaviṣyác ca pariṣkandáu máno vipatháṃ mātaríśvā ca pávamānaś ca vipathavāháu vā́taḥ sā́rathī reṣmā́ pratodáḥ kīrtíś ca yáśaś ca puraḥsaráu | [6-7]
[2.8]g) áinaṃ kīrtír gachaty ā́ yáśo gachati yá eváṃ véda ||1|| [8]

a. ⌊1.⌋ He arose; he moved out (vi-cal) toward the eastern quarter; b. ⌊2.⌋ after him moved out both the bṛhát and the rathaṁtará and the Ādityas and all the gods; c. ⌊3.⌋ against both the bṛhát and the rathaṁtará and the Ādityas and all the gods doth he offend (ā-vraçc) who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊4.⌋ of both the bṛhát and the rathaṁtará and of the Ādityas and of all the gods doth he become the dear abode (dhā́man) [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the eastern quarter e. ⌊5.⌋ faith is the harlot, Mitra the māgadhá (bard?), discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel (maṇí), f. ⌊6.⌋ both what is and what is to be the two footmen (pariṣkandá), mind the rough vehicle (vipathá), g. ⌊7.⌋ Mātariçvan and Pavamāna (the 'cleansing' wind) the two drawers (-vāhá) of the rough vehicle, the wind the charioteer, the whirlwind the goad, h. ⌊8.⌋ both fame and glory the two forerunners: to him cometh fame, cometh glory, who knoweth thus.

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

15.2.2

[2.9]a) sá úd atiṣṭhat sá dákṣiṇāṃ díśam ánu vy àcalat | [9]
[2.10]b) táṃ yajñāyajñíyaṃ ca vāmadevyáṃ ca yajñáś ca yájamānaś ca paśávaś cānuvyàcalan | [10]
[2.11]c) yajñāyajñíyāya ca vái sá vāmadevyā́ya ca yajñā́ya ca yájamānāya ca paśúbhyaś cā́ vr̥ścate yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upavádati | [11]
[2.12]d) yajñāyajñíyasya ca vái sá vāmadevyásya ca yajñásya ca yájamānasya ca paśūnā́ṃ ca priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda | [12]
[2.13]e) tásya dákṣiṇāyāṃ diśy ùṣā́ḥ puṃścalī́ mántro māgadhó vijñā́naṃ vā́só 'har uṣṇī́ṣaṃ rā́trī kéśā háritau pravartáu kalmalír maṇíḥ | [13]
[2.14]f) amāvāsyā̀ ca paurṇamāsī́ ca pariṣkandáu máno vipatháṃ mātaríśvā ca pávamānaś ca vipathavāháu vā́taḥ sā́rathī reṣmā́ pratodáḥ kīrtíś ca yáśaś ca puraḥsaráu |
[2.14]g) áinaṃ kīrtír gachaty ā́ yáśo gachati yá eváṃ véda ||2|| [14]

a. ⌊9.⌋ He arose; he moved out toward the southern quarter; b. ⌊10.⌋ after him moved out both the yajñāyajñíya and the vāmadevyá and the sacrifice and the sacrificer and the cattle; c. ⌊11.⌋ against both the yajñāyajñíya and the vāmadevyá and the sacrifice and the sacrificer and the cattle doth he offend who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊12.⌋ of both the yajñāyajñíya and the vāmadevyá and the sacrifice and the sacrificer and the cattle doth he become the dear abode [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the southern quarter e. ⌊13.⌋ dawn is the harlot, the mántra the māgadhá, discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel, f. ⌊14.⌋ both new moon and full moon the two footmen, mind the etc. etc.

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

15.2.3

[2.15]a) sá úd atiṣṭhat sá pratī́cīṃ díśam ánu vy àcalat | [15]
[2.16]b) táṃ vairūpáṃ ca vairājáṃ cā́paś ca váruṇaś ca rā́jānuvyàcalan | [16]
[2.17]c) vairūpā́ya ca vái sá vairājā́ya cādbhyáś ca váruṇāya ca rā́jña ā́ vr̥ścate yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upavádati | [17]
[2.18]d) vairūpásya ca vái sá vairājásya cāpā́ṃ ca váruṇasya ca rā́jñaḥ priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda | [18]
[2.19]e) tásya pratī́cyāṃ diśī̀rā́ puṃścalī́ háso māgadhó vijñā́naṃ vā́só 'har uṣṇī́ṣaṃ rā́trī kéśā háritau pravartáu kalmalír maṇíḥ | [19]
[2.20]f) áhaś ca rā́trī ca pariṣkandáu máno vipatháṃ mātaríśvā ca pávamānaś ca vipathavāháu vā́taḥ sā́rathī reṣmā́ pratodáḥ kīrtíś ca yáśaś ca puraḥsaráu |
[2.20]g) áinaṃ kīrtír gachaty ā́ yáśo gachati yá eváṃ véda ||3|| [20]

a. ⌊15.⌋ He arose; he moved out toward the western quarter; b. ⌊16.⌋ after him moved out both the vāirūpá and the vāirājá and the waters and king Varuṇa; c. ⌊17.⌋ against both the vāirūpá and the vāirājá and the waters and king Varuṇa doth he offend who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊18.⌋ of both the vāirūpá and the vāirājá and the waters and king Varuṇa doth he become the dear abode [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the western quarter e. ⌊19.⌋ cheer is the harlot, laughter the māgadhá, discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel, f. ⌊20.⌋ both day and night the two footmen, mind the etc. etc.

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

15.2.4

[2.21]a) sá úd atiṣṭhat sá údīcīṃ díśam ánu vy àcalat | [21]
[2.22]b) táṃ śyaitáṃ ca naudhasáṃ ca saptarṣáyaś ca sómaś ca rā́jānuvyàcalan | [22]
[2.23]c) śyaitā́ya ca vái sá naudhasā́ya ca saptarṣíbhyaś ca sómāya ca rā́jña ā́ vr̥ścate yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upavádati | [23]
[2.24]d) śyaitásya ca vái sá naudhasásya ca saptarṣīṇā́ṃ ca sómasya ca rā́jñaḥ priyáṃ dhā́ma bhavati yá eváṃ véda | [24]
[2.25]e) tásyódīcyāṃ diśí vidyút puṃścalī́ stanayitnúr māgadhó vijñā́naṃ vā́só 'har uṣṇī́ṣaṃ rā́trī kéśā háritau pravartáu kalmalír maṇíḥ | [25]
[2.26-27]f) śrutáṃ ca víśrutaṃ ca pariṣkandáu máno vipatháṃ mātaríśvā ca pávamānaś ca vipathavāháu vā́taḥ sā́rathī reṣmā́ pratodáḥ kīrtíś ca yáśaś ca puraḥsaráu | [26-27]
[2.28]g) áinaṃ kīrtír gachaty ā́ yáśo gachati yá eváṃ véda ||4|| [28]

a. ⌊21.⌋ He arose; he moved out toward the northern quarter; b. ⌊22.⌋ after him moved out both the çyāitá and the nāudhasá and the seven seers and king Soma; c. ⌊23.⌋ against both the çyāitá and the nāudhasá and the seven seers and king Soma doth he offend who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊24.⌋ of both the çyāitá and the nāudhasá and the seven seers and king Soma doth he become the dear abode [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the northern quarter e. ⌊25.⌋ lightning is the harlot, thunder the māgadhá, discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel, f. ⌊26.⌋ both what is heard and what is heard abroad the two footmen, mind the ⌊rough vehicle, g. 27. Mātariçvan and Pavamāna the two drawers of the rough vehicle, the wind the charioteer, the whirlwind the goad, h. 28. both fame and glory the two forerunners: to him cometh fame, cometh glory, who knoweth thus.⌋

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

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