Atharvaveda 20.19
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.19
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.19.1
vā́rtrahatyāya śávase pr̥tanāṣā́hyāya ca |
índra tvā́ vartayāmasi ||1||
O Indra, for the strength that slays the foe and conquers in the fight
We turn thee hitherward to us.
20.19.2
arvācī́naṃ sú te mána utá cákṣuḥ śatakrato |
índra kr̥ṇvántu vāghátaḥ ||2||
O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers, may those who praise thee hitherward.
Direct thy spirit and thine eye.
20.19.3
nā́māni te śatakrato víśvābhir gīrbhír īmahe |
índrābhimātiṣā́hye ||3||
O Indra, Lord of Hundred Powers, with all our songs we invocate.
Thy names for triumph over foes.
20.19.4
puruṣṭutásya dhā́mabhiḥ śaténa mahayāmasi |
índrasya carṣaṇīdhŕ̥taḥ ||4||
We strive for glory through the powers immense of him whom many praise,
Of Indra who supports mankind.
20.19.5
índraṃ vr̥trā́ya hántave puruhūtám úpa bruve |
bháreṣu vā́jasātaye ||5||
For the foe's slaughter I address Indra whom many invocate,
To win us booty in the wars.
20.19.6
vā́jeṣu sāsahír bhava tvā́m īmahe śatakrato |
índra vr̥trā́ya hántave ||6||
In battles be victorious. We seek thee, Lord of Hundred Powers,
O Indra, that the foe may fall.
20.19.7
dyumnéṣu pr̥tanā́jye pr̥tsutū́rṣu śrávaḥsu ca |
índra sā́kṣvābhímātiṣu ||7||
In splendid combats of the hosts, in glories where the fight is won,
Indra, be victor over foes.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (5)
- Śākala — Sanskrit
- Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Mādhavācārya alias Sāyaṇācārya) — Mādhavācārya alias Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit
- Kāṇva — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English