Atharvaveda 20.72
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.72
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.72.1
víśveṣu hí tvā sávaneṣu tuñjáte samānám ékaṃ vŕ̥ṣamaṇyavaḥ pŕ̥thak svàḥ saniṣyávaḥ pŕ̥thak |
táṃ tvā nā́vaṃ ná parṣáṇiṃ śūṣásya dhurí dhīmahi |
índraṃ ná yajñáiś catáyanta āyáva stómebhir indram āyávaḥ ||1||
In all libations men with hero spirit urge thee, Universal, One, each seeking several light, each fain to win the light apart.
Thee, furthering like a ship, will we set to the chariot pole of strength,
As men who win with sacrifices Indra's thought, men who win
Indra with their lauds.
20.72.2
ví tvā tatasre mithunā́ avasyávo vrajásya sātā́ gávyasya niḥsŕ̥jaḥ sákṣanta indra niḥsŕ̥jaḥ |
yád gavyántā dvā́ jánā svàr yántā samū́hasi |
āvíṣ kárikrad vŕ̥ṣaṇaṃ sacābhúvaṃ vájram indra sacābhúvam ||2||
Couples desirous of thine aid are storming thee, pouring their presents forth to win a stall of kine, pouring gifts, Indra, seeking thee.
When two men seeking spoil or heaven thou bringest face to face in war,
Thou showest Indra, then the bolt thy constant friend, the bull that ever waits on thee,
20.72.3
utó no asyā́ uṣáso juṣéta hy àrkásya bodhi havíṣo hávīmabhiḥ svàrṣātā hávīmabhiḥ |
yád indra hántave mŕ̥gho vŕ̥ṣā vajriṃ cíketasi |
ā́ me asyá vedháso návīyaso mánma śrudhi návīyasaḥ ||3||
Also this morn may he be well inclined to us, mark at our call our offerings and our song of praise, our call that we may win the light.
As thou, O Indra Thunder-armed, wilt, as the Strong One, slay the foe,
Listen, thou to the prayer of me a later sage, hear thou a later sage's prayer.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English