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Atharvaveda 20.138

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.138

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Sanskrit

20.138.1

mahā́m̐ índro yá ójasā parjányo vr̥ṣṭimā́m̐ iva |
stómair vatsásya vāvr̥dhe ||1||

Indra, great in his power and might and, like Parjanya, rich in rain,
Is magnified by Vatsa's lauds,

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

20.138.2

prajā́m r̥tásya píprataḥ prá yád bháranta váhnayaḥ |
víprā r̥tásya vā́hasā ||2||

When the priests, strengthening the Son of holy Law, present their gifts,
Singers with Order's hymn of praise.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

20.138.3

káṇvāḥ índraṃ yád ákrata stómair yajñásya sā́dhanam |
jāmí bruvata ā́yudham ||3||

Since Kanvas with their lauds have made Indra complete the sacrifice,
Words are their own appropriate arms.

Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

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