Atharvaveda 6.70
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 6.70
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.70.1
yáthā māṃsám yáthā súrā yáthākṣā́ adhidévane |
yáthā puṃsó vr̥ṣaṇyatá striyā́ṃ nihanyáte mánaḥ |
evā́ te aghnye mánó 'dhi vatsé ní hanyatām ||1||
As flesh, as strong-drink, as dice on the gambling-board; as of a lustful man the mind is fastened (ni-han) on a woman—-so let thy mind, O inviolable one (aghnyā́), be fastened on thy calf.
6.70.2
yáthā hastī́ hastinyā́ḥ padéna padám udyujé |
yáthā puṃsó vr̥ṣaṇyatá striyā́ṃ nihanyáte mánaḥ |
evā́ te aghnye mánó 'dhi vatsé ní hanyatām ||2||
As the elephant strains foot with foot of the she-elephant; as of a lustful man etc. etc.
6.70.3
yáthā pradhír yáthopadhír yáthā nábhyaṃ pradhā́v ádhi |
yáthā puṃsó vr̥ṣaṇyatá striyā́ṃ nihanyáte mánaḥ |
evā́ te aghnye mánó 'dhi vatsé ní hanyatām ||3||
As the felly (pradhí), as the rim (upadhí), as the nave upon the felly; as of a lustful man etc. etc. ⌊See p. xcii.⌋
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 (7)
- Atharvaveda — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- The History and Culture of the Indian People — R. C. Majumdar & A. D. Pusalker, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- A History of Agriculture in India — M. S. Randhawa, English