Atharvaveda 6.13
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6.13
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.13.1
námo devavadhébhyo námo rājavadhébhyaḥ |
átho yé víśyānāṃ vadhā́s tébhyo mr̥tyo námo 'stu te ||1||
Homage to the weapons (vadhá) of the gods; homage to the weapons of kings; likewise the weapons that are of the Vāiçyas—to them of thine, O death, be homage.
6.13.2
námas te adhivākā́ya parāvākā́ya te námaḥ |
sumatyái mr̥tyo te námo durmatyái te idáṃ námaḥ ||2||
Homage to thy benediction; homage to thy malediction; homage to thy favor, O death; this homage to thy disfavor.
6.13.3
námas te yātudhā́nebhyo námas te bheṣajébhyaḥ |
námas te mr̥tyo mū́lebhyo brāhmaṇébhya idáṃ námaḥ ||3||
Homage to thy sorcerers; homage to thy remedies; homage to thy roots, O death; this homage to the Brāhmans.
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
Linked texts (4)
- Atharvaveda — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English