Atharvaveda 2.16
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 2.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.16.1
prā́ṇāpānau mr̥tyór mā pātaṃ svā́hā ||1||
O breath-and-expiration, protect me from death: hail (svā́hā)!
2.16.2
dyā́vāpr̥thivī úpaśrutyā mā pātaṃ svā́hā ||2||
O heaven-and-earth, protect me by listening (úpaçruti): hail!
2.16.3
sū́rya cákṣuṣā mā pāhi svā́hā ||3||
O sun, protect me by sight: hail!
2.16.4
ágne vaiśvānara víśvair mā deváiḥ pāhi svā́hā ||4||
O Agni Vāiçvānara, protect me with all the gods: hail!
2.16.5
víśvambhara víśvena mā bhárasā pāhi svā́hā ||5||
O all-bearing one, protect me with all bearing (bháras): hail!
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
- A History of Indian Philosophy — Surendranath Dasgupta, English