Atharvaveda 20.142
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.142
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.142.1
ábhutsy u prá devyā́ sākáṃ vācā́ham aśvínoḥ |
vy ā̀var devy ā́ matíṃ ví rātíṃ mártyebhyaḥ ||1||
Together with the Goddess, with the Asvins' Speech have I awoke. Thou, Goddess, hast disclosed the hymn and holy gift from mortal men.
20.142.2
prá bodhayoṣo aśvínā prá devi sūnr̥te mahi |
prá yajñahotar ānuṣák prá mádāya śrávo br̥hát ||2||
Awake the Asvins, Goddess Dawn! Up, mighty Lady of Sweet Strains! Rise straightway, priest of sacrifice! High glory to the glad- dening draught!
20.142.3
yád uṣo yā́si bhānúnā sáṃ sū́ryeṇa rocase |
ā́ hāyám aśvíno rátho vartír yāti nr̥pā́yyam ||3||
Thou, Dawn, approaching with thy light, shinest together with the Sun, And to this man-protecting home the chariot of the Asvins comes.
20.142.4
yád ā́pītāso aṃśávo gā́vo ná duhrá ū́dhabhiḥ |
yád vā vā́ṇīr ánuṣata prá devayánto aśvínā ||4||
When yellow stalks give forth the juice as cows from udders pour their milk, And voices sound the song of praise, the Asvins' worshippers show first.
20.142.5
prá dyumnā́ya prá śávase prá nr̥ṣā́hyāya śármaṇe |
prá dákṣāya pracetasā ||5||
Forward for glory and for strength, protection that shall con- quer men, And power and skill, most sapient Ones!
20.142.6
yán nūnáṃ dhībhír aśvinā pitúr yónā niṣī́dathaḥ |
yád vā sumnébhir ukthyā ||6||
When, Asvins worthy of our lauds, ye seat you in the father's house. With wisdom or the bliss ye bring.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (3)
- Atharvaveda — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit