Atharvaveda 15.4
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 15.4
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- Sanskrit
15.4.1
[4.1]a) tásmai prā́cyā diśáḥ | [1]
[4.2]b) vāsantáu mā́sau goptā́rāv ákurvan br̥hác ca rathantaráṃ cānuṣṭhātā́rau | [2]
[4.3]c) vāsantā́v enaṃ mā́sau prā́cyā diśó gopāyato br̥hác ca rathantaráṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda ||1|| [3]
⌊1.⌋ For him, from the eastern quarter, ⌊2.⌋ they made the two spring months guardians, and bṛhát and rathaṁtará attendants. ⌊3.⌋ The two spring months guard from the eastern quarter, and bṛhát and rathaṁtará attend (anu-sthā), him who knoweth thus.
15.4.2
[4.4]a) tásmai dákṣiṇāyā diśáḥ | [4]
[4.5]b) gráiṣmau mā́sau goptā́rāv ákurvan yajñāyajñíyaṃ ca vāmadevyáṃ cānuṣṭhātā́rau | [5]
[4.6]c) gráiṣmāv enaṃ mā́sau dákṣiṇāyā diśó gopāyato yajñāyajñíyaṃ ca vāmadevyáṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda ||2|| [6]
⌊4.⌋ For him, from the southern quarter, ⌊5.⌋ they made the two summer months guardians, and yajñāyajñíya and vāmadevyá attendants. ⌊6.⌋ The two summer months guard from the southern quarter, and yajñājñíya and vāmadevyá attend, him who knoweth thus.
15.4.3
[4.7]a) tásmai pratī́cyā diśáḥ | [7]
[4.8]b) vā́rṣikau mā́sau goptā́rāv ákurvan vairūpáṃ ca vairājáṃ cānuṣṭhātā́rau | [8]
[4.9]c) vā́rṣikāv enaṃ mā́sau pratī́cyā diśó gopāyato vairūpáṃ ca vairājáṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda ||3|| [9]
⌊7.⌋ For him, from the western quarter, ⌊8.⌋ they made the two rainy months guardians, and vāirūpá and vāirājá attendants. ⌊9.⌋ The two rainy months guard from the western quarter, and vāirūpá and vāirājá attend, him who knoweth thus.
15.4.4
[4.10]a) tásmā údīcyā diśáḥ | [10]
[4.11]b) śāradáu mā́sau goptā́rāv ákurvaṃ chyaitáṃ ca naudhasáṃ cānuṣṭhātā́rau | [11]
[4.12]c) śāradā́v enaṃ mā́sāv údīcyā diśó gopāyataḥ śyaitáṃ ca naudhasáṃ cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda ||4|| [12]
⌊10.⌋ For him, from the northern quarter, ⌊11.⌋ they made the two autumn months guardians, and çyāitá and nāudhasá attendants. ⌊12.⌋ The two autumn months guard from the northern quarter, and çyāitá and nāudhasá attend, him who knoweth thus.
15.4.5
[4.13]a) tásmai dhruvā́yā diśáḥ | [13]
[4.14]b) haimanáu mā́sau goptā́rāv ákurvan bhū́miṃ cāgníṃ cānuṣṭhātā́rau | [14]
[4.15]c) haimanā́v enaṃ mā́sau dhruvā́yā diśó gopāyato bhū́miś cāgníś cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda ||5|| [15]
⌊13.⌋ For him, from the fixed quarter, ⌊14.⌋ they made the two winter months guardians, and earth and fire attendants. ⌊15.⌋ The two winter months guard from the fixed quarter, and earth and fire attend, him who knoweth thus.
15.4.6
[4.16]a) tásmā ūrdhvā́yā diśáḥ | [16]
[4.17]b) śaiśiráu mā́sau goptā́rāv ákurvan dívaṃ cādityáṃ cānuṣṭhātā́rau | [17]
[4.18]c) śaiśirā́v enaṃ mā́sāv ūrdhvā́yā diśó gopāyato dyáuś cādityáś cā́nu tiṣṭhato yá eváṃ véda ||6|| [18]
⌊16.⌋ For him, from the upward quarter, ⌊17.⌋ they made the two cool months guardians, and heaven and Āditya attendants. ⌊18.⌋ The two cool months guard from the upward quarter, and heaven and Āditya attend, him who knoweth thus.
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
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German