Atharvaveda 3.26

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 3.26

Language: Sanskrit

3.26.1

yè 'syā́ṃ sthá prā́cyāṃ diśí hetáyo nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ vo agnír iṣavaḥ |
té no mr̥ḍata té nó 'dhi brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||1||

Ye gods that are in this eastern quarter, missiles by name—of you there the arrows are fire: do ye be gracious to us, do ye bless (adhi-brū) us; to you there be homage, to you there hail!
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

3.26.2

yè 'syā́ṃ sthá dákṣiṇāyāṃ diśy àviṣyávo nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ vaḥ kā́ma íṣavaḥ |
té no mr̥ḍata té nó 'dhi brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||2||

Ye gods that are in this southern quarter, impetuous (? aviṣyú) by name—of you there the arrows are love (kā́ma): do ye be etc. etc.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

3.26.3

yè 'syā́ṃ sthá pratī́cyāṃ diśí vairājā́ nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ va ā́pa íṣavaḥ |
té no mr̥ḍata té nó 'dhi brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||3||

Ye gods that are in this western quarter, vāirājás by name—of you there the arrows are the waters: do ye be etc. etc.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

3.26.4

yè 'syā́ṃ sthódīcyāṃ diśí pravídhyanto nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ vo vā́ta íṣavaḥ |
té no mr̥ḍata té nó 'dhi brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||4||

Ye gods that are in this northern quarter, piercing by name—of you there the arrows are wind: do ye be etc. etc.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

3.26.5

yè 'syā́ṃ sthá dhruvā́yāṃ diśí nilimpā́ nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ va óṣadhīr íṣavaḥ |
té no mr̥ḍata té nó 'dhi brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||5||

Ye gods that are in this fixed quarter, smearers (nilimpá) by name—of you there the arrows are the herbs: do ye be etc. etc.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

3.26.6

yè 'syā́ṃ sthórdhvā́yāṃ diśy ávasvanto nā́ma devā́s téṣāṃ vo bŕ̥haspátir íṣavaḥ |
té no mr̥ḍata té nó 'dhi brūta tébhyo vo námas tébhyo vaḥ svā́hā ||6||

Ye gods that are in this upward quarter, helpful (ávasvant) by name—of you there the arrows are Brihaspati: do ye be etc. etc.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

Translations (2)

Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8) — William Dwight Whitney 1905, English
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
A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
A History of Indian Philosophy — Surendranath Dasgupta, English