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Atharvaveda 4.38

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4.38

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Sanskrit

4.38.1

udbhindatī́ṃ saṃjáyantīm apsarā́ṃ sādhudevínīm |
gláhe kr̥tā́ni kr̥ṇvānā́m apsarā́ṃ tā́m ihá huve ||1||

The up-shooting, all-conquering, successfully-playing Apsaras, that wins (kṛ) the winnings in the pool (? gláha)—that Apsaras I call on here.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

4.38.2

vicinvatī́m ākirántīm apsarā́ṃ sādhudevínīm |
gláhe kr̥tā́ni gr̥hṇānā́m apsarā́ṃ tā́m ihá huve ||2||

The distributing (vi-ci), on-strewing (ā-kir), successfully-playing Apsaras, that seizes (grah) the winnings in the pool—that Apsaras I call on here.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

4.38.3

yā́yaiḥ parinŕ̥tyaty ādádānā kr̥táṃ gláhāt |
sā́ naḥ kr̥tā́ni sīṣatī́ prahā́m āpnotu māyáyā |
sā́ naḥ páyasvaty áitu mā́ no jaiṣur idáṃ dhánam ||3||

She who dances about with the dice (? áya), taking to herself the winning from the pool—let her, trying to gain (?) for us the winnings, obtain the stake (? prahā́) by magic (māyā́); let her come to us rich in milk; let them not conquer from us this riches.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

4.38.4

yā́ akṣéṣu pramódante śúcaṃ kródhaṃ ca bíbhratī |
ānandínīṃ pramodínīm apsarā́ṃ tā́m ihá huve ||4||

She who delights (pra-mud) in the dice (akṣá), bringing (bhṛ) pain and anger—the rejoicing, the dehghting one: that Apsaras I call on here.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

4.38.5

sū́ryasya raśmī́n ánu yā́ḥ sañcáranti márīcīr vā yā́ anusañcáranti |
yā́sām r̥ṣabhó dūrató vājínīvānt sadyáḥ sárvān lokā́n paryéti rákṣan |
sá na áitu hómam imáṃ jusāṇò 'ntárikṣeṇa sahá vājínīvān ||5||

They who (f.) go about (sam-car) after the rays of the sun, or who go about after [its] beams (márīci); of whom the mighty (? vājínīvant) bull from afar moves around (pari-i) at once all the worlds, defending—let him come unto us, enjoying this libation, together with the atmosphere, he the mighty one.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

4.38.6

antárikṣena sahá vājinīvan karkī́ṃ vatsā́m ihá rakṣa vājin |
imé te stokā́ bahulā́ éhy arvā́ṅ iyáṃ te karkī́há te máno 'stu ||6||

Together with the atmosphere, O mighty one; defend thou here the karkī́ calf, O vigorous one (vājín); here are abundant drops (stoká) for thee; come hitherward; this is thy karkī́; here be thy mind.

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

4.38.7

antárikṣeṇa sahá vājinīvan karkī́ṃ vatsā́m ihá rakṣa vājin |
ayáṃ ghāsó ayáṃ vrajá ihá vatsā́ṃ ní badhnīmaḥ |
yathānāmá va īśmahe svā́hā ||7||

Together with the atmosphere, O mighty one; defend thou here the karkī́ calf, O vigorous one; this is fodder; this is the pen; here we bind (ni-bandh) the calf; according to name we master you: hail!

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

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