Atharvaveda 20.87
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.87
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.87.1
ádhvaryavo 'ruṇáṃ dugdhám aṃśúṃ juhótana vr̥ṣabhā́ya kṣitīnā́m |
gaurā́d védīyām̐ avapā́nam índro viśvā́héd yāti sutásomam ichán ||1||
Priests, offer to the Lord of all the people the milked-out stalk of Soma, radiant-coloured.
No wild bull knows his drinking-place like Indra who ever seeks him who hath pressed the Soma.
20.87.2
yád dadhiṣé pradívi cā́rv ánnaṃ divédive pītím íd asya vakṣi |
utá hr̥dótá mánasā juṣāṇá uśánn indra prásthitān pāhi sómān ||2||
Thou dost desire to drink, each day that passes, the pleasant food which thou hast had aforetime.
O Indra, gratified in heart and spirit, drink eagerly the Soma set before thee.
20.87.3
jajñānáḥ sómaṃ sáhase papātha prá te mātā́ mahimā́nam uvāca |
éndra paprāthorv àntárikṣaṃ yudhā́ devébhyo várivaś cakartha ||3||
Thou, newly-born, for strength didst drink the Soma; thy mother told thee of thy future greatness.
O Indra, thou hast filled mid-air's wide region, and given the
Gods by battle room and freedom.
20.87.4
yád yodháyā maható mányamānān sā́kṣāma tā́n bāhúbhiḥ śā́śadānān |
yád vā nŕ̥bhir vŕ̥ta indrābhiyúdhyās táṃ tváyājíṃ sauśravasáṃ jayema ||4||
When thou hast urged the arrogant to combat, proud in their strength of arm, we will subdue them.
Or, Indra, when thou fightest girt by heroes, we in the glorious fray with thee will conquer.
20.87.5
préndrasya vocaṃ prathamā́ kr̥tā́ni prá nū́tanā maghávā yā́ cakā́ra |
yadéd ádevīr ásahiṣṭa māyā́ áthābhavat kévalaḥ sómo asya ||5||
I will declare the earliest deeds of Indra, and recent acts which
Maghavan hath accomplished.
When he had conquered godless wiles and magic, Soma became his own entire possession.
20.87.6
távedáṃ víśvam abhítaḥ paśavyàṃ yát páśyasi cákṣasā sū́ryasya |
gávām asi gópatir éka indra bhakṣīmáhi te práyatasya vásvaḥ ||6||
Thine is this world of flocks and herds around thee, which with the eye of Surya thou beholdest.
Thou, Indra, art alone the Lord of cattle: may we enjoy the treasure which thou givest.
20.87.7
bŕ̥haspate yuvám índraś ca vásvo divyásyeśāthe utá pārthivasya |
dhattáṃ rayíṃ stuvaté kīráye cid yūyáṃ pāta svastíbhiḥ sádā naḥ ||7||
Ye twain are Lords of wealth in earth and heaven, thou, O
Brihaspati, and thou, O Indra.
Mean though he be, give wealth to him who lauds you. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
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)
- Atharvaveda — Sanskrit
- Gopathabrāhmaṇa (ed. Gaastra 1919) — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English