Atharvaveda 4.22
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4.22
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.22.1
imám indra vardhaya kṣatríyaṃ me imáṃ viśā́m ekavr̥ṣáṃ kr̥ṇu tvám |
nír amítrān akṣṇuhy asya sárvāṃs tā́n randhayāsmā ahamuttaréṣu ||1||
Increase, O Indra, this Kshatriya for me; make thou this man sole chief of the clans (víç); unman (nis-akṣ) all his enemies; make them subject to him in the contests for preeminence.
4.22.2
émáṃ bhaja grā́me áśveṣu góṣu níṣ ṭáṃ bhaja yó amítro asyá |
várṣma kṣatrā́ṇām ayám astu rā́jéndra śátruṃ randhaya sárvam asmái ||2||
Portion thou this man in village, in horses, in kine; unportion that man who is his enemy; let this king be the summit of authorities (kṣatrá); O Indra, make every foe subject to him.
4.22.3
ayám astu dhánapatir dhánānām ayáṃ viśā́ṃ viśpátir astu rā́jā |
asmínn indra máhi várcāṃsi dhehy avarcásaṃ kr̥ṇuhi śátrum asya ||3||
Let this man be riches-lord of riches; let this king be people-lord of people; in him, O Indra, put great splendors; destitute of splendor make thou his foe.
4.22.4
asmái dyāvāpr̥thivī bhū́ri vāmáṃ duhāthāṃ gharmadúghe ivá dhenū́ |
ayáṃ rā́jā priyá índrasya bhūyāt priyó gávām óṣadhīnāṃ paśūnā́m ||4||
For him, O heaven-and-earth, milk ye much that is pleasant (vāmá), like two milch kine that yield the hot-draught (gharmá-); may this king be dear to Indra, dear to kine, herbs, cattle.
4.22.5
yunájmi ta uttarā́vantam índraṃ yéna jáyanti ná parājáyante |
yás tvā kárad ekavr̥ṣáṃ jánānām utá rā́jñām uttamáṃ mānavā́nām ||5||
I join to thee Indra who gives superiority (? utttarā́vant), by whom men conquer, are not conquered; who shall make thee sole chief of people (jána), also uppermost of kings descended from Manu.
4.22.6
úttaras tvám ádhare te sapátnā yé ké ca rājan prátiśatravas te |
ekavr̥ṣá índrasakhā jigīvā́ṃ chatrūyatā́m ā́ bharā bhójanāni ||6||
Superior [art] thou, inferior thy rivals, whosoever, O king, are thine opposing foes; sole chief, having Indra as companion, having conquered, bring thou in the enjoyments (bhójana) of them that play the foe.
4.22.7
siṃhápratīko víśo addhi sárvā vyāghrápratīkó 'va bādhasva śátrūn |
ekavr̥ṣá índrasakhā jigīvā́ṃ chatrūyatā́m ā́ khidā bhójanāni ||7||
Of lion-aspect, do thou devour (ad) all the clans (viç); of tiger-aspect, do thou beat down the foes; sole chief, having Indra as companion, having conquered, seize thou on (ā-khid) the enjoyments of them that play the foe.
Translations (3)
- Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8) — William Dwight Whitney 1905, English
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
- Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (SBE 42) — Maurice Bloomfield 1897, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
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