Atharvaveda 20.75
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.75
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.75.1
ví tvā tatasre mithunā́ avasyávo vrajásya sātā́ gávyasya niḥsŕ̥jaḥ sákṣanta indra niḥsr̥jaḥ |
yád gavyánta dvā́ jánā svàr yántā samū́hasi |
āvíṣ kárikrad vŕ̥ṣaṇaṃ sacābhúvaṃ vájram indra sacābhúvam ||1||
Couples desirous of thine aid are storming thee, pouring their presents forth to win a stall of king 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.
20.75.2
vidúṣ ṭe asyá vīryàsya pūrávaḥ púro yád indra śā́radīr avā́tiraḥ sāsahānó avā́tiraḥ |
śā́sas tám indra mártyam áyajuṃ śavasas pate |
mahī́m amuṣṇāḥ pr̥thivī́m imā́ apó mandasāná imā́ apáḥ ||2||
This thine heroic power full well the people knew, wherewith thou brakest down, Indra, autumnal forts, brakest them down with conquering might. Thou hast chastised. O Indra, Lord of strength, the man who worships not, And made thine own this great earth and these water-floods, with joyous heart these water-floods.
20.75.3
ā́d ít te asyá vīryàsya carkiran mádeṣu vr̥ṣann uśíjo yád ā́vitha sakhīyató yád ā́vitha |
cakártha kārám ebhyaḥ pŕ̥tanāsu právantave |
té anyā́manyāṃ nadyàṃ saniṣṇata śrávasyántaḥ saniṣṇata ||3||
And they have bruited far this hero might, when thou, O Strong One, in thy joy helpest thy suppliants who sought to win thee for their Friend. Their battle-cry thou madest sound victorious in the shocks of war. One stream after another have they gained from thee, eager for glory have they gained.
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
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English