Atharvaveda 20.123
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.123
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.123.1
tát sū́ryasya devatváṃ tán mahitváṃ madhyā́ kártor vítataṃ sáṃ jabhāra |
yadéd áyukta harítaḥ sadhásthād ā́d rā́trī vā́sas tanute simásmai ||1||
This is the Godhead, this the might of Sūrya: he hath with- drawn what spread o'er work unfinished.
When he hath loosed his horses from their station, straight over all night spreadeth out her garment.
20.123.2
tán mitrásya váruṇasyābhicákṣe sū́ryo rūpáṃ kr̥ṇute dyór upásthe |
anantám anyád rúśad asya prā́jaḥ kr̥ṣṇám anyád dharítaḥ sáṃ bharanti ||2||
In the sky's lap the Sun this form assumeth for Mitra and for
Vāruna to look on.
His bay steeds well maintain his power eternal, at one time bright and darksome at another.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Discussed in (3)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Wackernagel & Debrunner 1896, German
- Die Kosmographie der Inder nach den Quellen dargestellt — Kirfel 1920, German