Atharvaveda 20.109
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.109
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.109.1
svādór itthā́ viṣuváto mádhvaḥ pibanti gauryàḥ |
yā́ índreṇa sayā́varīr vŕ̥ṣṇā mádanti śobháse vásvīr ánu svarā́jyam ||1||
The juice of Soma thus diffused, sweet to the taste, the bright Cows drink Who for the sake of splendour close to mighty Indra's side rejoice, good in their own supremacy.
20.109.2
tā́ asya pr̥śanāyúvaḥ sómaṃ śrīṇanti pŕ̥śnayaḥ |
priyā́ índrasya dhenávo vájraṃ hinvanti sā́yakaṃ vásvīr ánu svarā́jyam ||2||
Craving his touch the dappled Kine mingle the Soma with their milk. The milch-kine dear to Indra send forth his death-dealing thun- derbolt, good in their own supremacy.
20.109.3
tā́ asya námasā sáhaḥ saparyánti prácetasaḥ |
vratā́ny asya saścire purū́ṇi pūrvácittaye vásvīr ánu svarā́jyam ||3||
With veneration, passing wise, honouring his victorious might, They follow close his many laws to win them due preeminence, good in their own supremacy.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (4)
- Maitrāyaṇīsaṃhitā — Sanskrit
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Sāmavedapāda — Sanskrit
- Uttarārcika — Sanskrit
Discussed in (2)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — Kane 1930, English