Atharvaveda 6.42
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6.42
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.42.1
áva jyā́m iva dhánvano manyúṃ tanomi te hr̥dáḥ |
yáthā sáṃmanasau bhūtvā́ sákhāyāv iva sácāvahai ||1||
As the string from the bow, do I relax (ava-tan) fury from thy heart, that, becoming like-minded, we (two) may hold together (sac) like friends.
6.42.2
sákhāyāv iva sacāvahā áva manyúṃ tanomi te |
adhás te áśmano manyúm úpāsyāmasi yó gurúḥ ||2||
We (two) will hold together like friends; I relax thy fury; we cast in thy fury under a stone that is heavy.
6.42.3
abhí tiṣṭhāmi te manyúṃ pā́rṣṇyā prápadena ca |
yáthāvaśó ná vā́diṣo máma cittam upā́yasi ||3||
I trample upon (abhi-sthā) thy fury, with heel and with front foot, that thou mayest speak not uncontrolled, mayest come unto my intent.
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 (5)
- Atharvaveda — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Die Religion des Veda — Hermann Oldenberg, German