Atharvaveda 20.14
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.14
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.14.1
vayám u tvā́m apūrvya sthūráṃ ná kác cid bháranto 'vasyávaḥ |
vā́je citráṃ havāmahe ||1||
We call on thee, O peerless One. We, seeking help, possessing nothing firm ourselves, Call on thee wonderful in fight.
20.14.2
úpa tvā kármann ūtáye sá no yúvográś cakrāma yó dhr̥ṣát |
tvā́m íd dhy àvitā́raṃ vavr̥máhe sákhāya indra sānasím ||2||
On thee for aid in sacrifice. This youth of ours, the bold, the mighty, hath gone forth. We, therefore, we thy friends, Indra, have chosen thee, free- giver, as our guardian God.
20.14.3
yó na idámidaṃ purā́ prá vásya āninā́ya tám u va stuṣe |
sákhāya índram ūtáye ||3||
Him who of old hath brought to us this and that blessing, him I magnify for you, Even Indra, O my friends, for help:
20.14.4
háryaśvaṃ sátpatiṃ carṣaṇīsáhaṃ sá hí ṣmā yó ámandata |
ā́ tu naḥ sá vayati gávyam áśvyaṃ stotŕ̥bhyo maghávā śatám ||4||
Borne by bay steeds, the Lord of heroes, ruling men, for it is he who takes delight. The Bounteous Lord bestows on us his worshippers hundreds of cattle and of steeds.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
- Vedārthaprakāśa (Mādhavācārya alias Sāyaṇācārya) — Mādhavācārya alias Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English