Atharvaveda 20.59
Atharvavedasaṃhitā 20.59
- Language
- Sanskrit
20.59.1
úd u tyé mádhu mattamā́ gíra stómāsa īrate |
satrājíto dhanasā́ ákṣitotayo vājayánto ráthā iva ||1||
20.59.2
káṇvā iva bhŕ̥gavaḥ sū́rya iva víśvam íd dhītám ānaśuḥ |
índraṃ stómebhir maháyanta āyávaḥ priyámedhāso asvaran ||2||
20.59.3
úd ín nv àsya ricyaté 'ṃśo dhánaṃ ná jigyúsaḥ |
yá índro hárivān ná dabhanti táṃ ripo dákṣaṃ dadhāti somíni ||3||
His portion is exceeding great, like a victorious soldier's spoil.
Him who is Indra, Lord of Bays, no foes subdue. He gives the
Soma-pourer strength.
20.59.4
mántram ákharvaṃ súdhitaṃ supéśasaṃ dádhāta yajñíyeṣv ā́ |
pūrvī́ś caná prásitayas taranti táṃ yá índre kármaṇā bhúvat ||4||
Make for the holy Gods a hymn that is not mean, but well arranged and fair in form.
Full many snares and bonds subdue not him who dwells with
Indra through his sacrifice.
Translations (1)
- The Hymns of the Atharvaveda — Ralph T. H. Griffith 1895, English
Commentaries (2)
- Atharvavedabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
- Atharvavedasaṃhitābhāṣya — Mādhavācārya, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Aṅgirasī — Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English