Atharvaveda 20.95
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.95
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- Sanskrit
20.95.1
tríkadrukeṣu mahiṣó yávāśiraṃ tuviśúṣmas tr̥pát sómam apibad víṣṇunā sutáṃ yathā́vaśat |
sá īṃ mamāda máhi kárma kártave mahā́m urúṃ sáinaṃ saścad devó deváṃ satyám índraṃ satyá índuḥ ||1||
From the three jars the Great and Strong hath drunk drink blent with meal. With Vishnu hath he quaffed the flowing Soma juice, all that he would. That hath so heightened him the Great, the Vast, to do his mighty work. So may the God attend the God, true Indu Indra who is true.
20.95.2
pró ṣv àsmai purorathám índrāya śūṣám arcata |
abhī́ke cid u lokakŕ̥t saṃgé samátsu vr̥trahā́smā́kaṃ bodhi coditā́ nábhantām anyakéṣāṃ jyākā́ ádhi dhánvasu ||2||
Sing strength to Indra that shall set his chariot in the foremost place. Giver of room in closest fight, slayer of foes in shock of war, be thou our great encourager. Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of feeble enemies.
20.95.3
tváṃ síndhūm̐r ávāsr̥jo 'dharā́co áhann áhim |
aśatrúr indra jajñiṣe víśvaṃ puṣyasi vā́ryaṃ táṃ tvā pári ṣvajāmahe nábhantām anyakéṣāṃ jyākā́ ádhi dhánvasu ||3||
Thou didst destroy the Dragon: thou sentest the rivers down to earth. Foeless, O Indra, wast thou born. Thou tendest well each choicest thing. Therefore we draw us close to thee. Let the weak bowstrings break upon the bows of feeble enemies.
20.95.4
ví ṣú víśvā árātayo 'ryó naśanta no dhíyaḥ |
ástāsi śátrave vadháṃ yó na indra jíghāṃsati yā́ te rātír dadír vásu |
nábhantām anyakéṣāṃ jyakā́ ádhi dhánvasu ||4||
Destroyed be all malignities and all our enemy's designs. Thy bolt thou castest at the foe, O Indra, who would smite us dead: thy liberal bounty gives us wealth. Let the weak bow- strings break upon the bows of feeble enemies.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Sāmavedīmantra — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English