Atharvaveda 17.1.16
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 17.1.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
17.1.16
tváṃ rakṣase pradíśaś cátasras tváṃ śocíṣā nábhasī ví bhāsi |
tvám imā́ víśvā bhúvanā́nu tiṣṭhasa r̥tásya pánthām ánv eṣi vidvā́ṃs távéd viṣṇo bahūdhā́ vīryā̀ṇi |
tváṃ naḥ pr̥ṇīhi paśúbhir viśvárūpaiḥ sudhā́yāṃ mā dhehi paramé vyòman ||16||
Thou defendest the four directions; thou shinest abroad with brightness (çocis) unto the two firmaments (nábhas); thou pursuest (anusthā) all these beings; thou, knowing, followest (anu-i) the way of righteousness.—Thine, O Vishṇu etc. etc.
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 (2)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Mādhavācārya alias Sāyaṇācārya) — Mādhavācārya alias Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English