Atharvaveda 20.54
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.54
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.54.1
víśvāḥ pŕ̥tanā abhibhū́taraṃ náraṃ sajū́s tatakṣur índraṃ jajanúś ca rājáse |
krátvā váriṣṭhaṃ vára āmúrim utógrám ójiṣṭhaṃ tavásaṃ tarasvínam ||1||
Of one accord they made and formed for kingship Indra, the Hero who in all encounters overcometh, Most eminent for power, destroyer in the conflict, fierce and exceeding strong, stalwart and full of vigour.
20.54.2
sám īṃ rebhā́so asvarann índraṃ sómasya pītáye |
svàrpatiṃ yád īṃ vr̥dhé dhr̥távrato hy ójasā sám ūtíbhiḥ ||2||
Bards joined in song to Indra so that he might drink the Soma juice, The Lord of Light, that he whose laws stand fast might aid with power and with help he gives.
20.54.3
nemíṃ namanti cákṣasā meṣáṃ víprā abhisvárā |
sudītáyo vo adrúho 'pi kárṇe tarasvínaḥ sám ŕ̥kvabhiḥ ||3||
The holy sages form a ring, looking and singing to the Ram. Your very bright inciters, void of all deceit, are with the chan- ters nigh to hear.
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)
- Kauthuma — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Sāmavedīmantra — Sanskrit
- Āgneyagāna — Sanskrit
- Uttarārcika — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English