Atharvaveda 20.85
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.85
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.85.1
mā́ cid anyád ví śaṃsata sákhāyo mā́ riṣaṇyata |
índram ít stotā vŕ̥ṣaṇaṃ sácā suté múhur ukthā́ ca śaṃsata ||1||
Glorify naught besides, O friends; so shall no sorrow trouble you.
Praise only mighty Indra when the juice is shed, and say your lauds repeatedly:
20.85.2
avakrakṣíṇaṃ vr̥ṣabháṃ yathājúram gā́ṃ ná carṣaṇīsáham |
vidvéṣaṇaṃ saṃvánanobhayaṃkaráṃ máṃhiṣṭham ubhayāvínam ||2||
Even him, eternal, like a bull who rushes down, men's con- queror, bounteous like a cow;
Him who is cause of both, of enmity and peace, to both sides most munificent.
20.85.3
yác cid dhí tvā jánā imé nā́nā hávanta ūtáye |
asmā́kaṃ bráhmedám indra bhūtu té 'hā víśvā ca várdhanam ||3||
Although these men in sundry ways invoke thee to obtain thine aid.
Be this our prayer, addressed, O Indra, unto thee, thine exalta- tion every day.
20.85.4
ví tartūryante maghavan vipaścíto 'ryó vípo jánānām |
úpa kramasva pururū́pam ā́ bhara vā́jaṃ nédiṣṭham ūtáye ||4||
Those skilled in song, O Maghavan, among these men o'ercome with might the foeman's songs,
Come hither, bring us strength in many a varied form most near that it may succour us.
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