Atharvaveda 20.126
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.126
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- Sanskrit
20.126.1
ví hí sótor ásr̥kṣata néndraṃ devám amaṃsata |
yátrā́madad vr̥ṣā́kapir aryáḥ puṣṭéṣu mátsakhā víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||1||
Men have abstained from pouring juice; nor counted Indra as a God. Where at the votary's store my friend Vrishākapi hath drunk his fill. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.2
párā hī́ndra dhā́vasi vr̥ṣā́kaper áti vyáthiḥ |
nó áha prá vindasy anyátra sómapītaye víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||2||
Thou, Indra, heedless passest by the ill Vrishākapi hath wrought; Yet nowhere else thou findest place wherein to drink the Soma juice. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.3
kím ayáṃ tvāṃ vr̥ṣā́kapiś cakā́ra hárito mr̥gáḥ |
yásmā irasyásī́d u nv àryó vā puṣṭimád vásu víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||3||
What hath he done to injure thee, this tawny beast Vrishākapi, With whom thou art so angry now? What is the votary's food- ful store? Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.4
yám imáṃ tváṃ vr̥ṣā́kapiṃ priyám indrābhirákṣasi |
śvā́ nv àsya jambhiṣad ápi kárṇe varāhayúr víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||4||
Soon may the hound who hunts the boar seize him and bite him in the ear, O Indra, that Vrishākapi whom thou protectest as a friend. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.5
priyā́ taṣṭā́ni me kapír vyàktā vy àdūduṣat |
śíro nv àsya rāviṣaṃ ná sugáṃ duṣkŕ̥te bhuvaṃ víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||5||
Kapi hath marred the beauteous things, all deftly wrought, that were my joy. In pieces will I rend his head; the sinner's portion shall be woe. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.6
ná mát strī́ subhasáttarā ná suyā́śutarā bhuvat |
ná mát práticyavīyasī ná sákthy údyamīyasī víśvasmād indra úttaraḥ ||6||
No dame hath ampler charms than I, or greater wealth of love's delights. None with more ardour offers all her beauty to her lord's embrace. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.7
uvé amba sulābhike yáthevāṅgáṃ bhaviṣyáti |
bhasán me amba sákthi me śíro me vī́va hr̥ṣyati víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||7||
Mother whose love is quickly won,I say what verily will be, My breast, O mother, and my head and both my hips seem quivering Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.8
kíṃ subāho svaṅgure pŕ̥thuṣṭo pŕ̥thujāghane |
kíṃ śūrapatni nas tvám abhy àmīṣi vr̥ṣā́kapiṃ víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||8||
Dame with the lovely hands and arms, with broad hair-plaits and ample hips, Why, O thou hero's wife, art thou angry with our Vrishākapi? Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.9
avī́rām iva mā́m ayáṃ śarā́rur abhí manyate |
utā́hám asmi vīríṇī́ndrapatnī marútsakhā víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||9||
This noxious creature looks on me as one bereft of hero's love. Yet heroes for my sons have I, the Maruts' friend and Indra's Queen Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.10
saṃhotráṃ sma purā́ nā́rī sámanaṃ vā́va gachati |
vedhā́ r̥tásya vīríṇī́ndrapatnī mahīyate víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||10||
From olden time the matron goes to feast and general sacrifice. Mother of heroes, Indra's Queen, the rite's ordainer is extolled. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.11
indrāṇī́m āsú nā́riṣu subhágām ahám aśravam |
nahy àsyā aparáṃ caná jarásā márate pátir víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||11||
So have I heard Indrāni called most fortunate among these dames, For never shall her Consort die in future time through length of days. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.12
nā́hám indrā́ṇi rāraṇa sákhyur vr̥ṣā́kaper r̥té |
yásyedám ápyaṃ havíḥ priyáṃ devéṣu gáchati víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||12||
Never, Indrāni have I joyed without my friend Vrishākapi, Whose welcome offering here, made pure with water, goeth to the Gods. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.13
vŕ̥sākapāyi révati súputra ā́d u súsnuṣe |
ghásat ta índra ukṣáṇaḥ priyáṃ kācitkaráṃ havír víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||13||
Wealthy Vrishākapāyi, blest with sons and consorts of thy sons, Indra will eat thy bulls, thy dear oblation that effecteth much. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.14
ukṣṇó hí me páñcadaśa sākáṃ pácanti viṃsatím |
utā́hám admi pī́va íd ubhā́ kukṣī́ pr̥ṇanti me víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||14||
Fifteen in number, then, for me a score of bullocks they prepare. And I devour the fat thereof: they fill my belly full with food. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.15
vr̥ṣabhó ná tigmáśr̥ṅgo 'ntár yūthéṣu róruvat |
manthás ta indra śáṃ hr̥dé yáṃ te sunóti bhāvayúr víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||15||
Like as a bull with pointed horn, loud bellowing amid the herds, Sweet to thine heart, O Indra, is the brew which she who tends thee pours. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.16
ná séśe yásya rámbate 'ntarā́ sakthyā̀ kápr̥t |
sédīśe yásya romaśáṃ niṣedúṣo vijŕ̥mbhate víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||16||
Indrāni speaks. Non ille fortis (ad Venerem) est cujus mentula laxe inter femora dependet; fortis vero estille cujus, quum sederit, membrum pilosum se extendit. Super omnia est Indra.
20.126.17
ná séśe yásya romaśáṃ niṣedúṣo vijŕ̥mbhate |
sédīśe yásya rámbate 'ntarā́ sakthyā̀ kápr̥t víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||17||
Indra speaks. Non fortis est ille cujus, quum sederit, membrum pilosum se extendit: fortis vero est ille cujus mentula laxe inter femora dependet. Super omnia est Indra.
20.126.18
ayám indra vr̥ṣā́kapiḥ párasvantaṃ hatáṃ vidat |
asíṃ sūnā́ṃ návaṃ carúm ā́d edhasyā́na ā́citaṃ víśvasmād indra úttaraḥ ||18||
O Indra, this Vrishākapi hath found a slain wild animal, Dresser, and new-made pan, and knife, and wagon with a load of wood. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.19
ayám emi vicā́kaśad vicinván dā́sam ā́ryam |
píbāmi pākasútvano 'bhí dhī́ram acākaśaṃ víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||19||
Distinguishing the Dāsa and the Arya, viewing all, I go. I look upon the wise, and drink the simple votary's Soma juice. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.20
dhánva ca yát kr̥ntátraṃ ca káti svit tā́ ví yójanā |
nédīyaso vr̥ṣākapé 'stam éhi gr̥hā́m̐ úpa víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||20||
The desert plains and steep descents, how many leagues in length they spread! Go to the nearest houses, go unto thine home, Vrishākapi. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.21
púnar éhi vr̥ṣākape suvitā́ kalpayāvahai |
yá eṣá svapnanáṃśanó 'stam éṣi pathā́ púnar víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||21||
Turn thee again Vrishākapi; we twain will bring thee happiness. Thou goest homeward on thy way along this path which leads to sleep. Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.22
yád údañco vr̥ṣākape gr̥hám indrā́jagantana |
kvà syá pulvaghó mr̥gáḥ kám agaṃ janayópano víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||22||
When, Indra and Vrishākapi, ye travelled upward to your home, Where was that noisome beast, to whom went it, the beast that troubles man? Supreme is Indra over all.
20.126.23
párśur ha nā́ma mānavī́ sākáṃ sasūva viṃśatím |
bhadráṃ bhala tyásyā abhūd yásyā udáram ā́mayad víśvasmād índra úttaraḥ ||23||
Daughter of Manu, Parsu bare a score of children at a birth. Her portion verily was bliss although her burthen caused her grief.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (8)
- Śākala — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Saṃvādasūkta — Sanskrit
- Saṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Padapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Ṛgvedasaṃhitāpadapāṭha — Sanskrit
- Mantrarāmāyaṇa — Nīlakaṇṭha Dīkṣita 1600, Sanskrit
- Vṛndāvanākhyāna — Gururāja, Sanskrit
Discussed in (3)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — Muir 1858, English
- Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 — Sharma 1958, English