Atharvaveda 4.40
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 4.40
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.40.1
yé purástāj júhvati jātavedaḥ prā́cyā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
agním r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||1||
They who make offering from in front, O Jātavedas, [who] from the eastern quarter vex us—having come upon (ṛ) Agni, let them stagger (vyath) away; I smite them back with the reverter (pratisará).
4.40.2
yé dakṣiṇató júhvati jātavedo dákṣiṇāyā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
yamáṃ r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enā pratisaréṇa hanmi ||2||
They who make offering from the right, O Jātavedas, [who] from the southern quarter vex us—having come upon Yama, let them etc. etc.
4.40.3
yé paścā́j júhvati jātavedaḥ pratī́cyā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
váruṇam r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||3||
They who make offering from behind, O Jātavedas, [who] from the western quarter vex us—having come upon Varuṇa, let them etc. etc.
4.40.4
yá uttarató júhvati jātaveda údīcyā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
sómam r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||4||
They who make offering from above, O Jātavedas, [who] from the northern quarter vex us—having come upon Soma, let them etc. etc.
4.40.5
yé 'dhástāj júhvati jātaveda údīcyā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
bhū́mim r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||5||
They who make offering from below, O Jātavedas, [who] from the fixed quarter vex us—having come upon Earth, let them etc. etc.
4.40.6
yè 'ntárikṣāj júhvati jātavedo vyadhvā́yā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
vāyúm r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||6||
They who make offering from the atmosphere, O Jātavedas, [who] from the midway (vyadhvá) quarter vex us—having come upon Vāyu, let them etc. etc.
4.40.7
yá upáriṣṭāj júhvati jātaveda ūrdhvā́yā diśó 'bhidā́santy asmā́n |
sū́ryam r̥tvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||7||
They who make offering from aloft, O Jātavedas, [who] from the upward quarter vex us—having come upon Sūrya, let them etc. etc.
4.40.8
yé diśā́m antardeśébhyo júhvati jātavedaḥ sárvābhyo digbhyó 'bhidā́santi asmā́n |
bráhma rtvā́ té párāñco vyathantāṃ pratyág enān pratisaréṇa hanmi ||8||
They who make offering from the intermediate directions of the quarters, O Jātavedas, [who] from all the quarters vex us—having come upon the bráhman, let them etc. etc.
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
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German