Atharvaveda 6.38
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6.38
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.38.1
siṃhé vyāghrá utá yā́ pŕ̥dākau tvíṣir agnáu brāhmaṇé sū́rye yā́ |
índraṃ yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na áitu várcasā saṃvidānā́ ||1||
What brilliancy (tvíṣi) is in lion, in tiger, and what in adder, in fire, in the Brāhman, what in the sun: the fortunate goddess that gave birth to Indra—let her come to us, in union with splendor.
6.38.2
yā́ hastíni dvīpíni yā́ híraṇye tvíṣir apsú góṣu yā́ púruṣeṣu |
índraṃ yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na áitu várcasā saṃvidānā́ ||2||
What brilliancy is in elephant, in leopard, what in gold, in waters, in kine, what in men (púruṣa): the fortunate goddess etc. etc.
6.38.3
ráthe akṣéṣv r̥ṣabhásya vā́je vā́te parjánye váruṇasya śúṣme |
índram yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na áitu várcasā saṃvidānā́ ||3||
In chariot, in dice, in the bull's strength (vā́ja), in wind, in rain-god, in Varuṇa's vehemence (çúṣma): the fortunate goddess etc. etc.
6.38.4
rājanyè dundubhā́v ā́yatāyām áśvasya vā́je púruṣasya māyáu |
índram yā́ devī́ subhágā jajā́na sā́ na áitu várcasā samvidānā́ ||4||
In a noble (rājanyà), in the drum, in the drawn [arrow], in the horse's vigor, in man's roar (?): the fortunate goddess etc. etc.
Translations (3)
- Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8) — William Dwight Whitney 1905, English
- Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (SBE 42) — Maurice Bloomfield 1897, English
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
Discussed in (5)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Macdonell & Keith 1912, English
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — Muir 1858, English
- The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times — Prasad 1928, English
- Theory of Government in Ancient India (Post-Vedic) — Prasad 1927, English