Atharvaveda 20.104
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.104
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.104.1
imā́ u tvā purūvaso gíro vardhantu yā́ máma |
pāvakávarṇāḥ śúcayo vipaścíto 'bhí stómair anūṣata ||1||
May these my songs of praise exalt thee, Lord who hast abun- dant wealth. Men skilled in holy hymns, bright with the hues of fire, have sung them with their lauds to thee.
20.104.2
ayáṃ sahásram ŕ̥ṣibhiḥ sáhaskr̥taḥ samudrá iva paprathe |
satyáḥ só asya mahimā́ gr̥ne śávo yajñéṣu viprarā́jye ||2||
He with his might enhanced by Rishis thousand-fold, hath like an ocean spread himself. His majesty is praised as true at solemn rites, his power where holy singers rule
20.104.3
ā́ no víśvāsu hávya índraḥ samátsu bhūṣatu |
úpa bráhmāṇi sávanāni vr̥trahā́ paramajyā́ ŕ̥cīṣamaḥ ||3||
May Indra, who in every fight must be invoked, be near to us. May the most mighty Vritra-slayer, meet for praise, come to libations and to hymns.
20.104.4
tváṃ dātā́ prathamó rā́ghasām asy ási satyá īśānakŕ̥t |
tuvidyumnásya yújyā vr̥ṇīmahe putrásya śávaso maháḥ ||4||
Thou art the best of all in sending bounteous gifts, true art thou,. lordly in thine act. We claim alliance with the very Glorious One, yea, with the- mighty Son of Strength.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English