Atharvaveda — Book 19. in English
A collection of hymns, prayers, charms, and ritual verses in twenty books. Translation: Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895-1896).
English translation from the cited public-domain edition. Devanagari may be generated from aligned IAST; verify recensional details before ritual use. Study meanings in the interactive app are derived from the English and are not traditional Sanskrit commentary.
- Atharvaveda 19.1: Hymn 1. An accompaniment to the offering of a Mixt Oblation
- Atharvaveda 19.2: Hymn 2. A hymn to all waters
- Atharvaveda 19.3: Hymn 3. A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.4: Hymn 4. A prayer, accompanying sacrifice, for the attainment of a wish
- Atharvaveda 19.5: Hymn 5. A prayer for riches
- Atharvaveda 19.6: Hymn 6. The purusha-Sūkta, on the mystical Sacrifice of Purusha
- Atharvaveda 19.7: Hymn 7. A Prayer to the Lunar Mansions and other Powers for protection and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.8: Hymn 8. A hymn to the Sun and vari
- Atharvaveda 19.9: Hymn 9. A prayer for general protection and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.10: Hymn 10. A prayer for the same
- Atharvaveda 19.11: Hymn 11. A continuation of Hymn 10
- Atharvaveda 19.12: Hymn 12. A prayer to Ushas or Dawn for wealth and long life
- Atharvaveda 19.13: Hymn 13. A prayer for aid and victory in battle
- Atharvaveda 19.14: Hymn 14. A hymn after victory
- Atharvaveda 19.15: Hymn 15. A prayer for peace and security
- Atharvaveda 19.16: Hymn 16. A prayer for security from danger
- Atharvaveda 19.17: Hymn 17. A prayer for protection from dangers in all directions
- Atharvaveda 19.18: Hymn 18. A prayer for security and peace on all sides
- Atharvaveda 19.19: Hymn 19. A hymn recommending the protection of various Gods
- Atharvaveda 19.20: Hymn 20. A prayer for protection from death and misfortune
- Atharvaveda 19.21: Hymn 21. A single line giving the names of the chief Vedic metres
- Atharvaveda 19.22: Hymn 22. A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-veda, to the Rishis, and to Brahma
- Atharvaveda 19.23: Hymn 23. A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-vada classed according to the number of verses which their hymns contain
- Atharvaveda 19.24: Hymn 24. A benediction on a newly elected King
- Atharvaveda 19.25: Hymn 25. A charm to be used when a young ox is first yoked
- Atharvaveda 19.26: Hymn 26. A hymn accompanying investiture with an amulet of gold
- Atharvaveda 19.27: Hymn 27. A benedictory hymn
- Atharvaveda 19.28: Hymn 28. A charm for the destruction of enemies
- Atharvaveda 19.29: Hymn 29. A charm for the destruction of enemies, continued from 28
- Atharvaveda 19.30: Hymn 30. A protective charm accompanying investiture with an amulet of Darbha grass
- Atharvaveda 19.31: Hymn 31. A charm to ensure general prosperity, accompanying self-investiture with an amulet of Udumbara
- Atharvaveda 19.32: Hymn 32. A charm, with an amulet of Darbha grass, to subdue enemies and win the affection of others
- Atharvaveda 19.33: Hymn 33. A protective and benedictive charm
- Atharvaveda 19.34: Hymn 34. A protective charm addressed to the panacea called A Jangida
- Atharvaveda 19.35: Hymn 35. A similar charm addressed to the same
- Atharvaveda 19.36: Hymn 36. A charm against disease and evil spirits
- Atharvaveda 19.37: Hymn 37. A charm to secure long life and dominion to a prince
- Atharvaveda 19.38: Hymn 38. A protective charm
- Atharvaveda 19.39: Hymn 39. A protective charm
- Atharvaveda 19.40: Hymn 40. A prayer for pardon of error in sacrifice, and for wisdom, strength, and life
- Atharvaveda 19.41: Hymn 41. A benediction on a newly elected king
- Atharvaveda 19.42: Hymn 42. In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion
- Atharvaveda 19.43: Hymn 43. In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion
- Atharvaveda 19.44: Hymn 44. A curative and protective charm
- Atharvaveda 19.45: Hymn 45. A curative and protective charm
- Atharvaveda 19.46: Hymn 46. A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet that ensures safety and victory
- Atharvaveda 19.47: Hymn 47. A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves
- Atharvaveda 19.48: Hymn 48. A hymn to Night for protection
- Atharvaveda 19.49: Hymn 49. A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night
- Atharvaveda 19.50: Hymn 50. A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.51: Hymn 51. A sacrificial formula
- Atharvaveda 19.52: Hymn 52. A hymn to Kāma or Desire
- Atharvaveda 19.53: Hymn 53. A hymn to Kāma or Time
- Atharvaveda 19.54: Hymn 54. A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn
- Atharvaveda 19.55: Hymn 55. A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.56: Hymn 56. A hymn to Sleep
- Atharvaveda 19.57: Hymn 57. A charm against evil dreams
- Atharvaveda 19.58: Hymn 58. A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice
- Atharvaveda 19.59: Hymn 59. An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice
- Atharvaveda 19.60: Hymn 60. A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour
- Atharvaveda 19.61: Hymn 61. A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven
- Atharvaveda 19.62: Hymn 62. A prayer for the love of Gods and men
- Atharvaveda 19.63: Hymn 63. A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.64: Hymn 64. A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings
- Atharvaveda 19.65: Hymn 65. A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun
- Atharvaveda 19.66: Hymn 66. A hymn to Agni as the Sun
- Atharvaveda 19.67: Hymn 67. A prayer for long life
- Atharvaveda 19.68: Hymn 68. A preliminary sacrificial formula
- Atharvaveda 19.69: Hymn 69. A prayer or charm for long life
- Atharvaveda 19.70: Hymn 70. A charm for long life
- Atharvaveda 19.71: Hymn 71. A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
- Atharvaveda 19.72: Hymn 72. A sacrificial formula
Atharvaveda 19.1 — Hymn 1. An accompaniment to the offering of a Mixt Oblation
1. Let the streams flow together, let the winds and birds assembled come. Strengthen this sacrifice of mine, ye singers. I offer up a duly mixt oblation.
2. O Burnt Oblations, aid, and ye, Blent Offerings, this my sacrifice. Strengthen this sacrifice of mine, ye singers. I offer up a duly mixt oblation.
3. Each several form, each several force I seize, and compass round this man. May the Four Quarters strengthen this my sacrifice. I offer up a duly mixt oblation.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. संसं स्रवन्तु नद्यः सं वाताः सं पतत्रिणः । यज्ञम् इमं वर्धयता गिरः संस्राव्येण हविषा जुहोमि ॥1॥ 2. इमं होमा यज्ञम् अवतेमं संस्रावणा उत यज्ञम् इमं वर्धयता गिरः संस्राव्येण हविषा जुहोमि ॥2॥ 3. रूपंरूपं वयोवयः संरभ्यैनं परि ष्वजे । यज्ञम् इमं चतस्रः प्रदिशो वर्धयन्तु संस्राव्येण हविषा जुहोमि ॥3॥
Transliteration
1. saṃsaṃ sravantu nadyaḥ saṃ vātāḥ saṃ patatriṇaḥ | yajñam imaṃ vardhayatā giraḥ saṃsrāvyeṇa haviṣā juhomi ||1|| 2. imaṃ homā yajñam avatemaṃ saṃsrāvaṇā uta yajñam imaṃ vardhayatā giraḥ saṃsrāvyeṇa haviṣā juhomi ||2|| 3. rūpaṃrūpaṃ vayovayaḥ saṃrabhyainaṃ pari ṣvaje | yajñam imaṃ catasraḥ pradiśo vardhayantu saṃsrāvyeṇa haviṣā juhomi ||3||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.2 — Hymn 2. A hymn to all waters
1. Blest be the Streams from hills of snow, sweet be spring Waters unto thee. Sweet be swift-running Waters, sweet to thee be Water of the Rains.
2. Sweet unto thee be Waters of the waste and Waters of the pool. Sweet be the Waters dug from earth, to thee, and Waters brought in jars.
3. To those who delve without a tool to dig, the wise, the deeply moved, To Waters better healers than physicians we address our prayer.
4. Bathed in the Waters verily divine, in water of the streams, Bathed in the Waters verily, O Horses, be ye fleet and strong.
5. Blest be the Waters unto thee, suspicious Waters, bringing. health. They cure the injured place for thee even as thy comfort craveth it.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. शं त आपो हैमवतीः शम् उ ते सन्तूत्स्याः । शं ते सनिष्यदा आपः शम् उ ते सन्तु वर्ष्याः ॥1॥ 2. शं त आपो धन्वन्याः शं ते सन्त्व् अनूप्याः । शं ते खनित्रिमा आपः शं याः कुम्भेभिर् आभृताः ॥2॥ 3. अनभ्रयः खनमाना विप्रा गम्भीरे अपसः । भिषग्भ्यो भिषक्तरा आपो अछा वदामसि ॥3॥ 4. अपाम् अह दिव्यानाम् अपां स्रोतस्यानाम् । अपाम् अह प्रणेजने ऽश्वा भवथ वाजिनः ॥4॥ 5. ता अपः शिवा अपो ऽयक्ष्मंकरणीर् अपः । यथैव तृप्यते मयस् तास् त आ दत्त भेसजीः ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. śaṃ ta āpo haimavatīḥ śam u te santūtsyāḥ | śaṃ te saniṣyadā āpaḥ śam u te santu varṣyāḥ ||1|| 2. śaṃ ta āpo dhanvanyāḥ śaṃ te santv anūpyāḥ | śaṃ te khanitrimā āpaḥ śaṃ yāḥ kumbhebhir ābhṛtāḥ ||2|| 3. anabhrayaḥ khanamānā viprā gambhīre apasaḥ | bhiṣagbhyo bhiṣaktarā āpo achā vadāmasi ||3|| 4. apām aha divyānām apāṃ srotasyānām | apām aha praṇejane 'śvā bhavatha vājinaḥ ||4|| 5. tā apaḥ śivā apo 'yakṣmaṃkaraṇīr apaḥ | yathaiva tṛpyate mayas tās ta ā datta bhesajīḥ ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.3 — Hymn 3. A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
1. Whithersoe'er, from sky, earth, air's mid-regions from plants ands herbs, from tall trees, Jātavedas. Is carried here and there to divers places, even thence come thou to us with loving-kindness.
2. All majesty of thine in floods, in forest, in plants, in cattle, in the depths of waters Closely uniting all thy forms, O Agni, come unto us wealth-giv- ing, undecaying.
3. Thy majesty among the Gods in Svarga, thy body which hath past into the Fathers. Thy plenty far-diffused mid human beings, even with this, O Agni, give us riches.
4. To him the wise, the famous, swift to listen, with words and verses I come nigh for bounty. May we be safe from threatening danger. Soften by sacrifice the- wrath of Gods, O Agni.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. दिवस् पृथिव्याः पर्य् अन्तरिक्षाद् वनस्पतिभ्यो अध्य् ओषधीभ्यः । यत्रयत्र विभृतो जातवेदास् तत स्तुतो जुषमाणो न एहि ॥1॥ 2. यस् ते अप्सु महिमा यो वनेषु य ओषधीषु पशुष्व् अप्स्व् अन्तः । अग्ने सर्वास् तन्वः सं रभस्व ताभिर् न एहि द्रविणोदा अजस्रः ॥2॥ 3. यस् ते देवेषु महिमा स्वर्गो या ते तनुः पितृष्व् आविवेश । पुष्टिर् या ते मनुष्येषु पप्रथे ऽग्ने तया रयिम् अस्मासु धेहि ॥3॥ 4. श्रुत्कर्णाय कवये वेद्याय वचोभिर् वाकैर् उप यामि रातिम् । यतो भयम् अभयं तन् नो अस्त्व् अव देवानां यज हेडो अग्ने ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. divas pṛthivyāḥ pary antarikṣād vanaspatibhyo adhy oṣadhībhyaḥ | yatrayatra vibhṛto jātavedās tata stuto juṣamāṇo na ehi ||1|| 2. yas te apsu mahimā yo vaneṣu ya oṣadhīṣu paśuṣv apsv antaḥ | agne sarvās tanvaḥ saṃ rabhasva tābhir na ehi draviṇodā ajasraḥ ||2|| 3. yas te deveṣu mahimā svargo yā te tanuḥ pitṛṣv āviveśa | puṣṭir yā te manuṣyeṣu paprathe 'gne tayā rayim asmāsu dhehi ||3|| 4. śrutkarṇāya kavaye vedyāya vacobhir vākair upa yāmi rātim | yato bhayam abhayaṃ tan no astv ava devānāṃ yaja heḍo agne ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.4 — Hymn 4. A prayer, accompanying sacrifice, for the attainment of a wish
1. The first oblation that Atharvan oared, earliest sacrifice paid by Jātavedas, Even this I, foremost, with repeated worship, now offer unto thee. May Agni carry the sacrificer's present. Hail to Agni!
2. In front I set Intention, blessed Goddess. Mother of thought, may she be prompt to hear us. Mine, and mine only, be the hope I fashion! May I gain this that hath possessed my spirit.
3. With Purpose, O Prajāpati, with Purpose come thou near to us. Bestow on us a share of luck, and so be swift to hear our call.
4. Prajāpati Angirasa with favour regard this word and this my settled purpose! May he, whence Gods and Deities had being Kāma attend us with his gentle guidance.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. याम् आहुतिं प्रथमाम् अथर्वा या जाता या हव्यम् अकृणोज् जातवेदाः । तां त एतां प्रथमो जोहवीमि ताभिष् टुप्तो वहतु हव्यम् अग्निर् अग्नये स्वाह ॥1॥ 2. आकूतिं देवीं सुभगां पुरो दधे चित्तस्य माता सुहवा नो अस्तु । याम् आशाम् एमि केवली सा मे अस्तु विदेयम् एनां मनसि प्रविष्टाम् ॥2॥ 3. आकूत्या नो बृहस्पत आकूत्या न उपा गहि । अथो भगस्य नो धेह्य् अथो नः सुहवो भव ॥3॥ 4. बृहस्पतिर् म आकूतिम् आङ्गिरसः प्रति जानातु वाचम् एताम् । यस्य देवा देवताः संबभूवुः स सुप्रणीताः कामो अन्व् एत्व् अस्मान् ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. yām āhutiṃ prathamām atharvā yā jātā yā havyam akṛṇoj jātavedāḥ | tāṃ ta etāṃ prathamo johavīmi tābhiṣ ṭupto vahatu havyam agnir agnaye svāha ||1|| 2. ākūtiṃ devīṃ subhagāṃ puro dadhe cittasya mātā suhavā no astu | yām āśām emi kevalī sā me astu videyam enāṃ manasi praviṣṭām ||2|| 3. ākūtyā no bṛhaspata ākūtyā na upā gahi | atho bhagasya no dhehy atho naḥ suhavo bhava ||3|| 4. bṛhaspatir ma ākūtim āṅgirasaḥ prati jānātu vācam etām | yasya devā devatāḥ saṃbabhūvuḥ sa supraṇītāḥ kāmo anv etv asmān ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.5 — Hymn 5. A prayer for riches
4. King of the living world and men is Indra, of all in varied form that earth containeth. Thence to the worshipper he giveth riches: may he enrich even us when we have praised him.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इन्द्रो राजा जगतश् चर्षणीनाम् अधि क्षमि विषुरूपं यद् अस्ति । ततो ददाति दाशुषे वसूनि चोदद् राध उपस्तुतश् चिद् अर्वाक् ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. indro rājā jagataś carṣaṇīnām adhi kṣami viṣurūpaṃ yad asti | tato dadāti dāśuṣe vasūni codad rādha upastutaś cid arvāk ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.6 — Hymn 6. The purusha-Sūkta, on the mystical Sacrifice of Purusha
1. Purusha hath a thousand arms, a thousand eyes, a thousand feet. On every side pervading earth he fills a space ten fingers wide.
2. He with three quarters rose to heaven here reappeared a fourth of him. Thence he strode forth on every side to all that eats not and that eats.
3. So mighty is his grandeur, yea, greater than this is Purusha. All creatures are one-fourth of him, three-fourths what dieth not in heaven.
4. Purusha is in truth this All, what hath been and what yet shall; be Lord, too, of immortality—and what hath grown with some- what else.
5. When they divided Purusha how many portions did they make? What was his mouth? what were his arms? what are the names of thighs and feet?
6. The Brāhman was his mouth, of both his arms was the Rājanya made. His waist became the Vaisya, from his feet the Sūdra was produced.
7. The Moon was gendered from his mind, and from his eye the Sun had birth. Indra and Agni from his mouth were born and Vāyu from his breath.
8. Forth from his navel come mid-air; the sky was fashioned from his head. Earth from his feet, and from his ear the regions. Thus they formed the worlds.
9. In the beginning rose Virāj: Purusha from Virāj was born. As soon as he was born he spread westward and eastward o'er the earth.
10. When Gods performed the sacrifice with Purusha as their offering. Spring was the butter, summer was the fuel, autumn was the gift.
11. That sacrifice, first-born Purusha, they hallowed with the sprink- led Rains. The Deities, the Sādhyas, all the Vasus sacrificed with him.
12. From it were horses born, from it all creatures with two rows of teeth. From it were generated kine, from it were goats and sheep produced.
13. From that great general sacrifice Richas and Sāma hymns were born; Therefrom the metres were produced: the Yajus had its birth from it.
14. From that great general sacrifice the dripping fat was gathered up: It formed the creatures fleet as wind, and animals both wild and tame.
15. Seven fencing-logs had he, thrice seven layers of fuel were prepared. When, offering sacrifice, the Gods bound as their victim Purusha.
16. Forth from head of the high God seven-and-seventy bright beams. Sprang into being, of the King Soma produced from Purusha.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. सहस्रबाहुः पुरुषः सहस्राक्षः सहस्रपात् । स भूमिं विश्वतो वृत्वात्य् अतिष्ठद् दशाङ्गुलम् ॥1॥ 2. त्रिभिः पद्भिर् द्याम् अरोहत् पाद् अस्येहाभवत् पुनः । तथा व्य् अक्रामद् विष्वङ् अशनानशने अनु ॥2॥ 3. तावन्तो अस्य महिमानस् ततो ज्यायांश् च पूरुषः । पादो ऽस्य विश्वा भूतानि त्रिपाद् अस्यामृतं दिवि ॥3॥ 4. पुरुष एवेदं सर्वं यद् भूतं यच् च भाव्यम् । उतामृतत्वस्येश्वरो यद् अन्येनाभवत् सह ॥4॥ 5. यत् पुरुषं व्य् अदधुः कतिधा व्य् अकल्पयन् । मुखं किम् अस्य किम् बाहू किम् ऊरू पादा उच्यते ॥5॥ 6. ब्राह्मणो ऽस्य मुखम् आसीद् बाहू राजन्यो ऽभवत् । मध्यं तद् अस्य यद् वैश्यः पद्भ्यां शूद्रो अजायत ॥6॥ 7. चन्द्रमा मनसो जातश् चक्षोः सूर्यो अजायत । मुखाद् इन्द्रश् चाग्निश् च प्राणाद् वायुर् अजायत ॥7॥ 8. नाभ्या आसीद् अन्तरिक्षं शीर्ष्णो द्यौः सम् अवर्तत । पद्भ्यां भूमिर् दिशः श्रोत्रात् तथा लोकां अकल्पयन् ॥8॥ 9. विराड् अग्रे सम् अभवद् विराजो अधि पूरुषः । स जातो अत्य् अरिच्यत पश्चाद् भूमिम् अथो पुरः ॥9॥ 10. यत् पुरुषेण हविषा देवा यज्ञम् अतन्वत । वसन्तो अस्यासीद् आज्यं ग्रीष्म इध्मः शरद् धविः ॥10॥ 11. तं यज्ञं प्रावृषा प्रौक्षन् पुरुषं जातम् अग्रशः । तेन देवा अयजन्त साध्या वसवश् च ये ॥11॥ 12. तस्माद् अश्वा अजायन्त ये च के चोभयादतः । गावो ह जज्ञिरे तस्मात् तस्माज् जाता अजावयः ॥12॥ 13. तस्माद् यज्ञात् सर्वहुत ऋचः सामानि जज्ञिरे । छन्दो ह जज्ञिरे तस्माद् यजुस् तस्माद् अजायत ॥13॥ 14. तस्माद् यज्ञात् सर्वहुतः संभृतं पृषदाज्यम् । पशूंस् तांश् चक्रे वायव्यान् आरण्या ग्राम्याश् च ये ॥14॥ 15. सप्तास्यासन् परिधयस् त्रिः सप्त समिधः कृताः । देवा यद् यज्ञं तन्वाना अबध्नन् पुरुषं पशुम् ॥15॥ 16. मूर्ध्नो देवस्य बृहतो अंशवः सप्त सप्ततीः । राज्ञः सोमस्याजायन्त जातस्य पुरुषाद् अधि ॥16॥
Transliteration
1. sahasrabāhuḥ puruṣaḥ sahasrākṣaḥ sahasrapāt | sa bhūmiṃ viśvato vṛtvāty atiṣṭhad daśāṅgulam ||1|| 2. tribhiḥ padbhir dyām arohat pād asyehābhavat punaḥ | tathā vy akrāmad viṣvaṅ aśanānaśane anu ||2|| 3. tāvanto asya mahimānas tato jyāyāṃś ca pūruṣaḥ | pādo 'sya viśvā bhūtāni tripād asyāmṛtaṃ divi ||3|| 4. puruṣa evedaṃ sarvaṃ yad bhūtaṃ yac ca bhāvyam | utāmṛtatvasyeśvaro yad anyenābhavat saha ||4|| 5. yat puruṣaṃ vy adadhuḥ katidhā vy akalpayan | mukhaṃ kim asya kim bāhū kim ūrū pādā ucyate ||5|| 6. brāhmaṇo 'sya mukham āsīd bāhū rājanyo 'bhavat | madhyaṃ tad asya yad vaiśyaḥ padbhyāṃ śūdro ajāyata ||6|| 7. candramā manaso jātaś cakṣoḥ sūryo ajāyata | mukhād indraś cāgniś ca prāṇād vāyur ajāyata ||7|| 8. nābhyā āsīd antarikṣaṃ śīrṣṇo dyauḥ sam avartata | padbhyāṃ bhūmir diśaḥ śrotrāt tathā lokāṃ akalpayan ||8|| 9. virāḍ agre sam abhavad virājo adhi pūruṣaḥ | sa jāto aty aricyata paścād bhūmim atho puraḥ ||9|| 10. yat puruṣeṇa haviṣā devā yajñam atanvata | vasanto asyāsīd ājyaṃ grīṣma idhmaḥ śarad dhaviḥ ||10|| 11. taṃ yajñaṃ prāvṛṣā praukṣan puruṣaṃ jātam agraśaḥ | tena devā ayajanta sādhyā vasavaś ca ye ||11|| 12. tasmād aśvā ajāyanta ye ca ke cobhayādataḥ | gāvo ha jajñire tasmāt tasmāj jātā ajāvayaḥ ||12|| 13. tasmād yajñāt sarvahuta ṛcaḥ sāmāni jajñire | chando ha jajñire tasmād yajus tasmād ajāyata ||13|| 14. tasmād yajñāt sarvahutaḥ saṃbhṛtaṃ pṛṣadājyam | paśūṃs tāṃś cakre vāyavyān āraṇyā grāmyāś ca ye ||14|| 15. saptāsyāsan paridhayas triḥ sapta samidhaḥ kṛtāḥ | devā yad yajñaṃ tanvānā abadhnan puruṣaṃ paśum ||15|| 16. mūrdhno devasya bṛhato aṃśavaḥ sapta saptatīḥ | rājñaḥ somasyājāyanta jātasya puruṣād adhi ||16||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.7 — Hymn 7. A Prayer to the Lunar Mansions and other Powers for protection and prosperity
1. The brilliant lights shining in heaven together, which through the world glide on with rapid motion. And Days, and Firmament with songs I worship, seeking the Twenty-eight-fold for its favour.
2. Krittikās, Rohinī be swift to hear me! Let Mrigasiras bless me, help me Ārdrā! Punarvasu and Sūnritā, fair Pushya, the Sun, Asleshās, Maghā lead me onward!
3. My bliss be Svāti and benignant Chitrā, my right First Phalgunis and present Hasta. Rādhas, Visākhas, gracious Anurādhā, Jyeshthā and happy- starred uninjured Mūla.
4. Food shall be earlier Ashādhas grant me; let those that follow bring me strength and vigour; With virtuous merit Abhijit endow me! Sravana and Sravishthās make me prosper.
5. Satabhishak afford me ample freedom, and both the Proshtha- padas guard me safely. Revati and the Asvayujas bring me luck, and the Bharanis abundant riches!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. चित्राणि साकं दिवि रोचनानि सरीसृपाणि भुवने जवानि । तुर्मिशं सुमतिम् इछमानो अहानि गीर्भिः सपर्यामि नाकम् ॥1॥ 2. सुहवम् अग्ने कृत्तिका रोहिणी चास्तु भद्रं मृगशिरः शम् आर्द्रा । पुनर्वसू सूनृता चारु पुष्यो भानुर् आश्लेषा अयनं मघा मे ॥2॥ 3. पुण्यं पूर्वा फल्गुन्यौ चात्र हस्तश् चित्रा शिवा स्वाति सुखो मे अस्तु । राधे विशाखे सुहवानुराधा ज्येष्ठा सुनक्षत्रम् अरिष्ट मूलम् ॥3॥ 4. अन्नं पूर्वा रासतां मे अषाधा ऊर्जं देव्य् उत्तरा आ वहन्तु । अभिजिन् मे रासतां पुण्यम् एव श्रवणः श्रविष्ठाः कुर्वतां सुपुष्टिम् ॥4॥ 5. आ मे महच् छतभिषग् वरीय आ मे द्वया प्रोष्ठपदा सुशर्म । आ रेवती चाश्वयुजौ भगं म आ मे रयिं भरण्य आ वहन्तु ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. citrāṇi sākaṃ divi rocanāni sarīsṛpāṇi bhuvane javāni | turmiśaṃ sumatim ichamāno ahāni gīrbhiḥ saparyāmi nākam ||1|| 2. suhavam agne kṛttikā rohiṇī cāstu bhadraṃ mṛgaśiraḥ śam ārdrā | punarvasū sūnṛtā cāru puṣyo bhānur āśleṣā ayanaṃ maghā me ||2|| 3. puṇyaṃ pūrvā phalgunyau cātra hastaś citrā śivā svāti sukho me astu | rādhe viśākhe suhavānurādhā jyeṣṭhā sunakṣatram ariṣṭa mūlam ||3|| 4. annaṃ pūrvā rāsatāṃ me aṣādhā ūrjaṃ devy uttarā ā vahantu | abhijin me rāsatāṃ puṇyam eva śravaṇaḥ śraviṣṭhāḥ kurvatāṃ supuṣṭim ||4|| 5. ā me mahac chatabhiṣag varīya ā me dvayā proṣṭhapadā suśarma | ā revatī cāśvayujau bhagaṃ ma ā me rayiṃ bharaṇya ā vahantu ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.8 — Hymn 8. A hymn to the Sun and vari
1. Benign to me be all those Lunar Mansions to which the Moon as he moves on doth honour. All that are in the sky, the air, the waters, on earth, on moun- tains, in the heavenly regions.
2. Propitious, mighty, let the eight-and-twenty together deal me out my share of profit. Profit and wealth be mine, and wealth and profit! To Day and Night be adoration rendered!
3. Fair be my sunset, fair my morn and evening and day with. lucky chase and happy omens; With blessing and success, immortal Agni, go to the mortal and. return rejoicing.
4. Excitement and invoking cry, ill-omened sneezing and reproof, All sounds of empty pitchers send into the distance, Savitar!
5. May we escape an evil sneeze, enjoy the sneeze of happy luck, And may our nostrils smelling what is pleasant pour forth fragrant scent.
6. These flames of Brāhmanaspati borne to all quarters in the- wind, Turn them all hither, Indra, and make them most gracious unto, me.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यानि नक्षत्राणि दिव्य् अन्तरिक्षे अप्सु भूमौ यानि नगेषु दिक्षु । प्रकल्पयंश् चन्द्रमा यान्य् एति सर्वाणि ममैतानि शिवानि सन्तु ॥1॥ 2. अष्टाविंशानि शिवानि शग्मानि सह योगं भजन्तु मे । योगं प्र पद्ये क्षेमं च क्षेमं प्र पद्ये योगं च नमो ऽहोरात्राभ्याम् अस्तु ॥2॥ 3. स्वस्तितं मे सुप्रातः सुसायं सुदिवं सुमृगं सुशकुनं मे अस्तु । सुहवम् अग्ने स्वस्त्य् अमर्त्यं गत्वा पुनर् आयाभिनन्दन् ॥3॥ 4. अनुहवं परिहवं परिवादं परिक्षवम् । सर्वैर् मे रिक्तकुम्भान् परा तान्त् सवितः सुव ॥4॥ 5. अपपापं परिक्षवं पुण्यं भक्षीमहि क्षवम् । शिवा ते पाप नासिकां पुण्यगश् चाभि मेहताम् ॥5॥ 6. इमा या ब्रह्मणस् पते विषुचीर् वात ईरते । सध्रीचीर् इन्द्र ताः कृत्वा मह्यं शिवतमास् कृधि ॥6॥ 7. स्वस्ति नो अस्त्व् अभयं नो अस्तु नमो ऽहोरत्राभ्याम् अस्तु ॥7॥
Transliteration
1. yāni nakṣatrāṇi divy antarikṣe apsu bhūmau yāni nageṣu dikṣu | prakalpayaṃś candramā yāny eti sarvāṇi mamaitāni śivāni santu ||1|| 2. aṣṭāviṃśāni śivāni śagmāni saha yogaṃ bhajantu me | yogaṃ pra padye kṣemaṃ ca kṣemaṃ pra padye yogaṃ ca namo 'horātrābhyām astu ||2|| 3. svastitaṃ me suprātaḥ susāyaṃ sudivaṃ sumṛgaṃ suśakunaṃ me astu | suhavam agne svasty amartyaṃ gatvā punar āyābhinandan ||3|| 4. anuhavaṃ parihavaṃ parivādaṃ parikṣavam | sarvair me riktakumbhān parā tānt savitaḥ suva ||4|| 5. apapāpaṃ parikṣavaṃ puṇyaṃ bhakṣīmahi kṣavam | śivā te pāpa nāsikāṃ puṇyagaś cābhi mehatām ||5|| 6. imā yā brahmaṇas pate viṣucīr vāta īrate | sadhrīcīr indra tāḥ kṛtvā mahyaṃ śivatamās kṛdhi ||6|| 7. svasti no astv abhayaṃ no astu namo 'horatrābhyām astu ||7||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.9 — Hymn 9. A prayer for general protection and prosperity
1. Gentle be heaven, gentle be earth, gentle this spacious, atmosphere. Gentle be waters as they flow, gentle to us be plants and herbs!
2. Gentle be signs of coming change, and that which is and is not. done! Gentle be past and future, yea, let all be gracious unto us.
3. Quickened by Prayer, this Goddess Vāk who standeth in the highest place, By whom the awful spell was made, even through her to us be peace!
4. Or, made more keen by Prayer, this mind that standeth in the highest place, Whereby the awful spell was made, even through this be peace to us!
5. These five sense-organs with the mind as sixth, sharpened by Prayer, abiding in my heart, By which the awful spell was made, even by these be peace to us.
6. Favour us Mitra, Varuna, and Vishnu, and Prajāpati! Gracious• to us be Indra and Brihaspati and Aryaman.
7. Favour us Mitra, Varuna, Vivasvān, and the Finisher, Portents on earth and in the air, and planets wandering in heaven!
8. Gracious to us be trembling earth, gracious the flaming meteor stroke! Gracious be kine who yield red milk, gracious be earth when sinking down!
9. Gracious be meteor-stricken constellation, gracious to us be magic spells and witchcraft! Gracious to us be buried charms, and gracious the meteors and the portents of the region!
10. Kind be the Powers who seize the Moon, with Rāhu be Ādityas kind! Favour us Death and Cornet, and Rudras with penetrating. might!
11. Rudras and Vasus favour us, Ādityas, Agnis favour us! Favour us mighty Rishis, Gods, Goddesses, and Brihaspati!
12. Brahma, Dhātar, Prajāpati, Worlds, Vedas, Agnis, Rishis Seven. All these have blessed my happy way. May Indra be my guardian, may Brahmā protect and shelter me.
13. May all the Gods protect me, may the Gods united shield me well. May all alleviations in the world which the Seven Rishis know. Be kind and gracious unto me. Bliss and security be mine!
14. Earth alleviation, air alleviation, heaven alleviation, waters alleviation, plants alleviation, trees alleviation, all Gods my al- leviation, collective Gods my alleviation, alleviation by allevia- tions. By these alleviations, these universal alleviations, I allay all that is terrific here, all that is cruel, all that is wicked. This hath been calmed, this is now auspicious. Let all be favourable to us.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. शान्ता द्यौः शान्ता पृथिवी शान्तम् इदम् उर्व् अन्तरिक्षम् । शान्ता उदन्वतीर् आपः शान्ता नः सन्त्व् ओषधीः ॥1॥ 2. शान्तानि पूर्वरूपाणि शान्तं नो अस्तु कृताकृतम् । शान्तं भूतं च भव्यं च सर्वम् एव शम् अस्तु नः ॥2॥ 3. इयं या परमेष्ठिनी वाग् देवी ब्रह्मसंशिता । ययैव ससृजे घोरं तयैव शान्तिर् अस्तु नः ॥3॥ 4. इदं यत् परमेष्ठिनं मनो वां ब्रह्मसंशितम् । येनैव ससृजे घोरं तेनैव शान्तिर् अस्तु नः ॥4॥ 5. इमानि यानि पञ्चेन्द्रियानि मनःषष्ठानि मे हृदि ब्रह्मणा संशितानि । यैर् एव ससृजे घोरं तैर् एव शान्तिर् अस्तु नः ॥5॥ 6. शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः शं विष्णुः शं प्रजापतिः । शं न इन्द्रो बृहस्पतिः शं नो भवत्व् अर्यमा ॥6॥ 7. शं नो मित्रः शं वरुणः शं विवस्वां छम् अन्तकः । उत्पाताः पार्थिवान्तरिक्षाः शं नो दिविचरा ग्रहाः ॥7॥ 8. शं नो भूमिर् वेप्यमाना शम् उल्का निर्हतं च यत् । शं गावो लोहितक्षीराः शं भूमिर् अव तीर्यतीः ॥8॥ 9. नक्षत्रम् उल्काभिहतं शम् अस्तु नः शं नो ऽभिचाराः शम् उ सन्तु कृत्याः । शं नो निखाता वल्गाः शम् उल्का देशोपसर्गाः शम् उ नो भवन्तु ॥9॥ 10. शं नो ग्रहाश् चान्द्रमसाः शम् आदित्यश् च राहुणा । शं नो मृत्युर् धूमकेतुः शं रुद्रास् तिग्मतेजसः ॥10॥ 11. शं रुद्राः शं वसवः शम् आदित्याः शम् अग्नयः । शं नो महर्षयो देवाः शं देवाः शं बृहस्पतिः ॥11॥ 12. ब्रह्म प्रजापतिर् धाता लोका वेदाः सप्तऋषयो ऽग्नयः । तैर् मे कृतं स्वस्त्ययनम् इन्द्रो मे शर्म यछतु ब्रह्मा मे शर्म यछतु । विश्वे मे देवाः शर्म यछन्तु सर्वे मे देवाः शर्म यछन्तु ॥12॥ 13. यानि कानि चिच् छान्तानि लोके सप्तऋषयो विदुः । सर्वाणि शं भवन्तु मे शं मे अस्त्व् अभयं मे अस्तु ॥13॥ 14. पृथिवी शान्तिर् अन्तरिक्षं शान्तिर् द्यौः शान्तिर् आपः शान्तिर् ओषधयः शान्तिर् वनस्पतयः शान्तिर् विश्वे मे देवाः शान्तिः सर्वे मे देवाः शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिः शान्तिभिः । यद् इह घोरं यद् इह क्रूरं यद् इह पापं तच् छान्तं तच् छिवं सर्वम् एव शम् अस्तु नः ॥14॥
Transliteration
1. śāntā dyauḥ śāntā pṛthivī śāntam idam urv antarikṣam | śāntā udanvatīr āpaḥ śāntā naḥ santv oṣadhīḥ ||1|| 2. śāntāni pūrvarūpāṇi śāntaṃ no astu kṛtākṛtam | śāntaṃ bhūtaṃ ca bhavyaṃ ca sarvam eva śam astu naḥ ||2|| 3. iyaṃ yā parameṣṭhinī vāg devī brahmasaṃśitā | yayaiva sasṛje ghoraṃ tayaiva śāntir astu naḥ ||3|| 4. idaṃ yat parameṣṭhinaṃ mano vāṃ brahmasaṃśitam | yenaiva sasṛje ghoraṃ tenaiva śāntir astu naḥ ||4|| 5. imāni yāni pañcendriyāni manaḥṣaṣṭhāni me hṛdi brahmaṇā saṃśitāni | yair eva sasṛje ghoraṃ tair eva śāntir astu naḥ ||5|| 6. śaṃ no mitraḥ śaṃ varuṇaḥ śaṃ viṣṇuḥ śaṃ prajāpatiḥ | śaṃ na indro bṛhaspatiḥ śaṃ no bhavatv aryamā ||6|| 7. śaṃ no mitraḥ śaṃ varuṇaḥ śaṃ vivasvāṃ cham antakaḥ | utpātāḥ pārthivāntarikṣāḥ śaṃ no divicarā grahāḥ ||7|| 8. śaṃ no bhūmir vepyamānā śam ulkā nirhataṃ ca yat | śaṃ gāvo lohitakṣīrāḥ śaṃ bhūmir ava tīryatīḥ ||8|| 9. nakṣatram ulkābhihataṃ śam astu naḥ śaṃ no 'bhicārāḥ śam u santu kṛtyāḥ | śaṃ no nikhātā valgāḥ śam ulkā deśopasargāḥ śam u no bhavantu ||9|| 10. śaṃ no grahāś cāndramasāḥ śam ādityaś ca rāhuṇā | śaṃ no mṛtyur dhūmaketuḥ śaṃ rudrās tigmatejasaḥ ||10|| 11. śaṃ rudrāḥ śaṃ vasavaḥ śam ādityāḥ śam agnayaḥ | śaṃ no maharṣayo devāḥ śaṃ devāḥ śaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ ||11|| 12. brahma prajāpatir dhātā lokā vedāḥ saptaṛṣayo 'gnayaḥ | tair me kṛtaṃ svastyayanam indro me śarma yachatu brahmā me śarma yachatu | viśve me devāḥ śarma yachantu sarve me devāḥ śarma yachantu ||12|| 13. yāni kāni cic chāntāni loke saptaṛṣayo viduḥ | sarvāṇi śaṃ bhavantu me śaṃ me astv abhayaṃ me astu ||13|| 14. pṛthivī śāntir antarikṣaṃ śāntir dyauḥ śāntir āpaḥ śāntir oṣadhayaḥ śāntir vanaspatayaḥ śāntir viśve me devāḥ śāntiḥ sarve me devāḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntiḥ śāntibhiḥ | yad iha ghoraṃ yad iha krūraṃ yad iha pāpaṃ tac chāntaṃ tac chivaṃ sarvam eva śam astu naḥ ||14||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.10 — Hymn 10. A prayer for the same
1. Befriend us with their aids Indra and Agni, Indra and Varuna who receive oblations! Indra and Soma give health, wealth and comfort, Indra and Pūshan be our strength in battle!
2. Auspicious friends to us be Bhaga. Sansa, auspicious be Pur- andhi and all Riches, The blessing of the true and well-conducted and Aryaman in many forms apparent.
3. Kind unto us be Maker and Sustainer and the far-reaching One with godlike nature. Auspicious unto us be Earth and Heaven, the Mountain and the Gods' fair invocations.
4. Favour us Agni with his face of splendour, and Varuna and' Mitra and the Asvins. Favour us noble actions of the pious; impetuous Vāta blow on, us with favour!
5. Early invoked may Heaven and Earth be friendly, and Air's mid-region good for us to look on. To us may herbs and forest trees be gracious, gracious the Lord victorious of the region.
6. Be the God Indra with the Vasus friendly, and with Ādityas Varuna who blesseth. Kind with the Rudras be the healer Rudra, and with the Dames here Tvashtar kindly hear us.
7. Kind unto us be Soma and Devotions, kind be the sacrifice and Stones for pressing. Kind be the fixing of the Sacred Pillars, kind be the tender Grass, and kind the Altar.
8. May the far-seeing Sun rise up to bless us: be the four quarters- of the heaven auspicious. Auspicious be the firmly-seated Mountains, auspicious be the Rivers and the Waters.
9. May Aditi through holy works be gracious, and may the Maruts, loud in song, be friendly. May Vishnu give felicity, and, Pūshan, and Air that cherisheth. our lives, and Vāyu.
10. Prosper us Savitar, the God who rescues, and let the radiant. Mornings be propitious. Propitious to our children be Pārjanya, kind to us be the field's benign Protector!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. शं न इन्द्राग्नी भवताम् अवोभिः शं न इन्द्रावरुणा रातहव्या । शम् इन्द्रासोमा सुविताय शं योः शं न इन्द्रापूषणा वाजसातौ ॥1॥ 2. शं नो भगः शम् उ नः शंसो अस्तु शं नः पुरंधिः शम् उ सन्तु रायः । शं नः सत्यस्य सुयमस्य शंसः शं नो अर्यमा पुरुजातो अस्तु ॥2॥ 3. शं नो धाता शम् उ धर्ता नो अस्तु शं न उरूची भवतु स्वधाभिः । शं रोदसी बृहती शं नो अद्रिः शं नो देवानां सुहवानि सन्तु ॥3॥ 4. शं नो अग्निर् ज्योतिरनीको अस्तु शं नो मित्रावरुणाव् अश्विना शम् । शं नः सुकृतां सुकृतानि सन्तु शं न इषिरो अभि वातु वातः ॥4॥ 5. शं नो द्यावापृथिवी पूर्वहूतौ शम् अन्तरिक्षं दृशये नो अस्तु । शं न ओषधीर् वनिनो भवन्तु शं नो रजसस् पतिर् अस्तु जिष्णुः ॥5॥ 6. शं न इन्द्रो वसुभिर् देवो अस्तु शम् आदित्येभिर् वरुणः सुशंसः । शं नो रुद्रो रुद्रेभिर् जलाषः शं नस् त्वष्टा ग्नाभिर् इह शृणोतु ॥6॥ 7. शं नः सोमो भवतु ब्रह्म शं नः शं नो ग्रावाणः शम् उ सन्तु यज्ञाः । शं नः स्वरूनां मितयो भवन्तु शं नः प्रस्वः शम् व् अस्तु वेदिः ॥7॥ 8. शं नः सूर्य उरुचक्षा उद् एतु शं नो भवन्तु प्रदिशश् चतस्रः । शं नः पर्वता ध्रुवयो भवन्तु शं नः सिन्धवः शम् उ सन्त्व् आपः ॥8॥ 9. शं नो अदितिर् भवतु व्रतेभिः शं नो भवन्तु मरुतः स्वर्काः । शं नो विष्णुः शम् उ पूषा नो अस्तु शं नो भवित्रं शम् व् अस्तु वायुः ॥9॥ 10. शं नो देवः सविता त्रायमाणः शं नो भवन्तूषसो विभातीः । शं नः पर्जन्यो भवतु प्रजाभ्यः शं नः क्षेत्रस्य पतिर् अस्तु शंभुः ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. śaṃ na indrāgnī bhavatām avobhiḥ śaṃ na indrāvaruṇā rātahavyā | śam indrāsomā suvitāya śaṃ yoḥ śaṃ na indrāpūṣaṇā vājasātau ||1|| 2. śaṃ no bhagaḥ śam u naḥ śaṃso astu śaṃ naḥ puraṃdhiḥ śam u santu rāyaḥ | śaṃ naḥ satyasya suyamasya śaṃsaḥ śaṃ no aryamā purujāto astu ||2|| 3. śaṃ no dhātā śam u dhartā no astu śaṃ na urūcī bhavatu svadhābhiḥ | śaṃ rodasī bṛhatī śaṃ no adriḥ śaṃ no devānāṃ suhavāni santu ||3|| 4. śaṃ no agnir jyotiranīko astu śaṃ no mitrāvaruṇāv aśvinā śam | śaṃ naḥ sukṛtāṃ sukṛtāni santu śaṃ na iṣiro abhi vātu vātaḥ ||4|| 5. śaṃ no dyāvāpṛthivī pūrvahūtau śam antarikṣaṃ dṛśaye no astu | śaṃ na oṣadhīr vanino bhavantu śaṃ no rajasas patir astu jiṣṇuḥ ||5|| 6. śaṃ na indro vasubhir devo astu śam ādityebhir varuṇaḥ suśaṃsaḥ | śaṃ no rudro rudrebhir jalāṣaḥ śaṃ nas tvaṣṭā gnābhir iha śṛṇotu ||6|| 7. śaṃ naḥ somo bhavatu brahma śaṃ naḥ śaṃ no grāvāṇaḥ śam u santu yajñāḥ | śaṃ naḥ svarūnāṃ mitayo bhavantu śaṃ naḥ prasvaḥ śam v astu vediḥ ||7|| 8. śaṃ naḥ sūrya urucakṣā ud etu śaṃ no bhavantu pradiśaś catasraḥ | śaṃ naḥ parvatā dhruvayo bhavantu śaṃ naḥ sindhavaḥ śam u santv āpaḥ ||8|| 9. śaṃ no aditir bhavatu vratebhiḥ śaṃ no bhavantu marutaḥ svarkāḥ | śaṃ no viṣṇuḥ śam u pūṣā no astu śaṃ no bhavitraṃ śam v astu vāyuḥ ||9|| 10. śaṃ no devaḥ savitā trāyamāṇaḥ śaṃ no bhavantūṣaso vibhātīḥ | śaṃ naḥ parjanyo bhavatu prajābhyaḥ śaṃ naḥ kṣetrasya patir astu śaṃbhuḥ ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.11 — Hymn 11. A continuation of Hymn 10
1. May the great Lords of Truth protect and aid us: blest to us be our horses and our cattle. Kind be the pious, skilful-handed Ribhus, kind be the Fathers at our invocations
2. Kind to us be the Gods and Visve Devas, Sarasvati with Holy Thoughts be gracious. Friendly be they, the Liberal Ones, who seek us, yea, those who dwell in-heaven, on earth, in waters.
3. May Aja-Ekapād the God be gracious, gracious the Dragon of the Deep, and Ocean. Gracious be he, the swelling Child of Waters, gracious be Prisni who hath Gods to guard her.
4. So may the Rudras, Vasus, and Ādityas accept the new hymn we now are making. May all the Holy Ones of earth and heaven, and the Cow's off- spring hear our invocation.
5. Priests of the Gods, worthy of sacrifices, immortal, knowing Law, whom man must worship. May these to-day give us broad paths to travel. Preserve us evermore, ye Gods, with blessings.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. शं नः सत्यस्य पतयो भवन्तु शं नो अर्वन्तः शम् उ सन्तु गावः । शं न ऋभवः सुकृतः सुहस्ताः शं नो भवतु पितरो हवेषु ॥1॥ 2. शं नो देवा विश्वदेवा भवन्तु शं सरस्वती सह धीभिर् अस्तु । शम् अभिषाचः शम् उ रातिषाचः शं नो दिव्याः पार्थिवाः शं नो अप्याः ॥2॥ 3. शं नो अज एकपाद् देवो अस्तु शम् अहिर् बुध्न्यः शं समुद्रः । शं नो अपां नपात् पेरुर् अस्तु शं नः पृष्णिर् भवतु देवगोपा ॥3॥ 4. आदित्या रुद्रा वसवो जुषन्ताम् इदं ब्रह्म क्रियमाणं नवीयः । सृण्वन्तु नो दिव्याः पार्थिवासो गोजाता उत ये यज्ञियासः ॥4॥ 5. ये देवानाम् ऋत्विजो यज्ञियासो मनोर् यजत्रा अमृता ऋतज्ञाः । ते नो रासन्ताम् उरुगायम् अद्य यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः ॥5॥ 6. तद् अस्तु मित्रावरुणा तद् अग्ने शं योर् अस्मभ्यम् इदम् अस्तु शस्तम् । अशीमहि गाधम् उत प्रतिष्ठां नमो दिवे बृहते सादनाय ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. śaṃ naḥ satyasya patayo bhavantu śaṃ no arvantaḥ śam u santu gāvaḥ | śaṃ na ṛbhavaḥ sukṛtaḥ suhastāḥ śaṃ no bhavatu pitaro haveṣu ||1|| 2. śaṃ no devā viśvadevā bhavantu śaṃ sarasvatī saha dhībhir astu | śam abhiṣācaḥ śam u rātiṣācaḥ śaṃ no divyāḥ pārthivāḥ śaṃ no apyāḥ ||2|| 3. śaṃ no aja ekapād devo astu śam ahir budhnyaḥ śaṃ samudraḥ | śaṃ no apāṃ napāt perur astu śaṃ naḥ pṛṣṇir bhavatu devagopā ||3|| 4. ādityā rudrā vasavo juṣantām idaṃ brahma kriyamāṇaṃ navīyaḥ | sṛṇvantu no divyāḥ pārthivāso gojātā uta ye yajñiyāsaḥ ||4|| 5. ye devānām ṛtvijo yajñiyāso manor yajatrā amṛtā ṛtajñāḥ | te no rāsantām urugāyam adya yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ ||5|| 6. tad astu mitrāvaruṇā tad agne śaṃ yor asmabhyam idam astu śastam | aśīmahi gādham uta pratiṣṭhāṃ namo dive bṛhate sādanāya ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.12 — Hymn 12. A prayer to Ushas or Dawn for wealth and long life
1. Dawn drives away her sister's gloom, and through her excellence makes her retrace her path. Through her may we gain God-appointed treasure, and with brave sons be glad through hundred winters.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. उषा अप स्वसुस् तमः सं वर्तयति वर्तनिं सुजातता । अया वाजं देवहितं सनेम मदेम शतहिमाः सुवीराः ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. uṣā apa svasus tamaḥ saṃ vartayati vartaniṃ sujātatā | ayā vājaṃ devahitaṃ sanema madema śatahimāḥ suvīrāḥ ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.13 — Hymn 13. A prayer for aid and victory in battle
1. These the two sturdy, manly arms of Indra, these that are won- drous, mighty, and successful First, when the need hath come will I employ them by which the heaven of Asuras was conquered.
2. Swift, like a dread bull sharpening his weapons, rapidly striking, stirring up the people, Loud shouting, vigilant, the one sole Hero, Indra subdued a hundred hosts together.
3. With him loud-roaring, ever watchful, victor bold, hard to over- throw, whom none may vanquish, Indra the strong whose hand bears arrows, conquer, ye heroes now, now vanquish in the combat.
4. He rules with those who carry shafts and quivers, Indra who with his hand brings hosts together, Foe-conquering, strong of arm, the Soma-drinker, with mighty bow, shooting with well-laid arrows.
5. Conspicuous by thy strength, firm, foremost fighter, mighty and fierce, victorious, all-subduing, O'ercoming might, excelling men and heroes, mount the kine- winning conquering car, O Indra.
6. Troop-vanquisher, kine-winner, armed with thunder, who quells an army and with might destroys it, Follow him, comrades! quit yourselves like heroes, and like this Indra show your zeal and courage.
7. Piercing the cow-stalls with surpassing vigour, Indra the pitiless hero, wild with anger, Victor in fight, unshaken and resistless,—may he protect our armies in our battles.
8. Brihaspati, fly with thy chariot hither, slayer of demons, driving. off our foemen. Be thou protector of our bodies, crushing our enemies, destroy- ing those who hate us.
9. Indra guide these! Brihaspati, the Guerdon, and Soma, and the Sacrifice precede them! And let the banded Maruts march in forefront of heavenly hosts that conquer and demolish.
10. Ours be the potent host of mighty Indra, King Varuna, and Maruts and Ādityas. Uplifted is the shout of Gods who conquer, high-minded God who cause the world to tremble.
11. May Indra aid us when our flags are gathered: victorious be th arrows of our army. May our brave men of war prevail in battle. Ye Gods, protect u in the shouts of onset.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इन्द्रस्य बाहू स्थविरौ वृषाणौ चित्रा इमा वृषभौ पारयिष्णू । तौ योक्षे प्रथमो योग आगते याभ्यां जितम् असुराणां स्वर् यत् ॥1॥ 2. आशुः शिशानो वृषभो न भीमो घनाघनः क्षोभणश् चर्षणीनाम् । संक्रन्दनो ऽनिमिष एकवीरः शतं सेना अजयत् साकम् इन्द्रः ॥2॥ 3. संक्रन्दनेनानिमिषेण जिष्णुनायोध्येन दुश्च्यवनेन धृष्णुना । तद् इन्द्रेण जयत तत् सहध्वं युधो नर इषुहस्तेन वृष्णा ॥3॥ 4. स इषुहस्तैः स निषङ्गिभिर् वशी संस्रष्टा स युध इन्द्रो गणेन । संसृष्टजित् सोमपा बाहुशर्ध्य् उग्रधन्वा प्रतिहिताभिर् अस्ता ॥4॥ 5. बलविज्ञायः स्थविरः प्रवीरः सहस्वान् वाजी सहमान उग्रः । अभिवीरो अभिषत्वा सहोजिज् जैत्रम् इन्द्र रथम् आ तिष्ठ गोविदम् ॥5॥ 6. इमं वीरम् अनु हर्षध्वम् उग्रम् इन्द्रं सखायो अनु सं रभध्वम् । ग्रामजितं गोजितं वज्रबाहुं जयन्तम् अज्म प्रमृणन्तम् ओजसा ॥6॥ 7. अभि गोत्राणि सहसा गाहमानो ऽदाय उग्रः शतमन्युर् इन्द्रः । दुश्च्यवनः पृतनाषाड् अयोध्यो ऽस्माकं सेना अवतु प्र युत्सु ॥7॥ 8. बृहस्पते परि दीया रथेन रक्षोहामित्रां अपबाधमानः । प्रभञ्जं छत्रून् प्रमृणन्न् अमित्रान् अस्माकम् एध्य् अविता तनूनाम् ॥8॥ 9. इन्द्र एषां नेता बृहस्पतिर् दक्षिणा यज्ञः पुर एतु सोमः । देवसेनानाम् अभिभञ्जतीनां जयन्तीनां मरुतो यन्तु मध्ये ॥9॥ 10. इन्द्रस्य वृष्णो वरुणस्य राज्ञ आदित्यानां मरुतां शर्ध उग्रम् । महामनसां भुवनच्यवानां घोषो देवानां जयताम् उद् अस्थात् ॥10॥ 11. अस्माकम् इन्द्रः समृतेषु ध्वजेष्व् अस्माकं या इषवस् ता जयन्तु । अस्माकं वीरा उत्तरे भवन्त्व् अस्मान् देवासो ऽवता हवेषु ॥11॥
Transliteration
1. indrasya bāhū sthavirau vṛṣāṇau citrā imā vṛṣabhau pārayiṣṇū | tau yokṣe prathamo yoga āgate yābhyāṃ jitam asurāṇāṃ svar yat ||1|| 2. āśuḥ śiśāno vṛṣabho na bhīmo ghanāghanaḥ kṣobhaṇaś carṣaṇīnām | saṃkrandano 'nimiṣa ekavīraḥ śataṃ senā ajayat sākam indraḥ ||2|| 3. saṃkrandanenānimiṣeṇa jiṣṇunāyodhyena duścyavanena dhṛṣṇunā | tad indreṇa jayata tat sahadhvaṃ yudho nara iṣuhastena vṛṣṇā ||3|| 4. sa iṣuhastaiḥ sa niṣaṅgibhir vaśī saṃsraṣṭā sa yudha indro gaṇena | saṃsṛṣṭajit somapā bāhuśardhy ugradhanvā pratihitābhir astā ||4|| 5. balavijñāyaḥ sthaviraḥ pravīraḥ sahasvān vājī sahamāna ugraḥ | abhivīro abhiṣatvā sahojij jaitram indra ratham ā tiṣṭha govidam ||5|| 6. imaṃ vīram anu harṣadhvam ugram indraṃ sakhāyo anu saṃ rabhadhvam | grāmajitaṃ gojitaṃ vajrabāhuṃ jayantam ajma pramṛṇantam ojasā ||6|| 7. abhi gotrāṇi sahasā gāhamāno 'dāya ugraḥ śatamanyur indraḥ | duścyavanaḥ pṛtanāṣāḍ ayodhyo 'smākaṃ senā avatu pra yutsu ||7|| 8. bṛhaspate pari dīyā rathena rakṣohāmitrāṃ apabādhamānaḥ | prabhañjaṃ chatrūn pramṛṇann amitrān asmākam edhy avitā tanūnām ||8|| 9. indra eṣāṃ netā bṛhaspatir dakṣiṇā yajñaḥ pura etu somaḥ | devasenānām abhibhañjatīnāṃ jayantīnāṃ maruto yantu madhye ||9|| 10. indrasya vṛṣṇo varuṇasya rājña ādityānāṃ marutāṃ śardha ugram | mahāmanasāṃ bhuvanacyavānāṃ ghoṣo devānāṃ jayatām ud asthāt ||10|| 11. asmākam indraḥ samṛteṣu dhvajeṣv asmākaṃ yā iṣavas tā jayantu | asmākaṃ vīrā uttare bhavantv asmān devāso 'vatā haveṣu ||11||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.14 — Hymn 14. A hymn after victory
1. I have attained this goodliest place to rest in. Both Heaven and, Earth have shown me grace and favour. Without a foe for me be all the regions! We hate thee not. May we have peace and safety.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इदम् उच्छ्रेयो ऽवसानम् आगां शिवे मे द्यावापृथिवी अभूताम् । असपत्नाः प्रदिशो मे भवन्तु न वै त्वा द्विष्मो अभयं नो अस्तु ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. idam ucchreyo 'vasānam āgāṃ śive me dyāvāpṛthivī abhūtām | asapatnāḥ pradiśo me bhavantu na vai tvā dviṣmo abhayaṃ no astu ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.15 — Hymn 15. A prayer for peace and security
1. Indra, give us security from that whereof we are afraid. Help us, O Maghavan, let thy succour grant us this: drive foes and enemies afar.
2. We call on Indra, on the liberal giver: we will be prosperous in men and cattle. Let not the hosts of cruel fiends approach us. Drive of the Druhs to every side, O Indra.
3. Best, making household wealth increase. Indra our saviour, kills the foe. May he from outmost point be our potector, and from the centre and from west and eastward.
4. Lead us to ample room. O thou who knowest, to happiness security, and sunlight. Strong, Indra, are the arms of thee the mighty: may we betake us to their lofty shelter.
5. May air's mid-region give us peace and safety, safety may both these, Heaven and Earth, afford us. Security be ours from west, from eastward, from north and south may we be free from danger.
6. Safety be ours from friend and from the unfriendly, safety from what we know and what we know not. Safety be ours by night and in the day-time! friendly to me be all my hopes and wishes!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यत इन्द्र भयामहे ततो नो अभयं कृधि । मघवं छग्धि तव त्वं न ऊतिभिर् वि द्विषो वि मृधो जहि ॥1॥ 2. इन्द्रं वयम् अनूराधं हवामहे ऽनु राध्यास्म द्विपदा चतुष्पदा । मा नः सेना अररुषीर् उप गुर् विषूचिर् इन्द्र द्रुहो वि नाशय ॥2॥ 3. इन्द्रस् त्रातोत वृत्रहा परस्फानो वरेण्यः । स रक्षिता चरमतः स मध्यतः स पश्चात् स पुरस्तान् नो अस्तु ॥3॥ 4. उरुं नो लोकम् अनु नेषि विद्वान्त् स्वर् यज् ज्योतिर् अभयं स्वस्ति । उग्रा त इन्द्र स्थविरस्य बाहू उप क्षयेम शरणा बृहन्ता ॥4॥ 5. अभयं नः करत्य् अन्तरिक्षम् अभयं द्यावापृथिवी उभे इमे । अभयं पश्चाद् अभयं पुरस्ताद् उत्तराद् अधराद् अभयं नो अस्तु ॥5॥ 6. अभयं मित्राद् अभयम् अमित्राद् अभयं ज्ञाताद् अभयं पुरो यः । अभयं नक्तम् अभयं दिवा नः सर्वा आशा मम मित्रं भवन्तु ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. yata indra bhayāmahe tato no abhayaṃ kṛdhi | maghavaṃ chagdhi tava tvaṃ na ūtibhir vi dviṣo vi mṛdho jahi ||1|| 2. indraṃ vayam anūrādhaṃ havāmahe 'nu rādhyāsma dvipadā catuṣpadā | mā naḥ senā araruṣīr upa gur viṣūcir indra druho vi nāśaya ||2|| 3. indras trātota vṛtrahā parasphāno vareṇyaḥ | sa rakṣitā caramataḥ sa madhyataḥ sa paścāt sa purastān no astu ||3|| 4. uruṃ no lokam anu neṣi vidvānt svar yaj jyotir abhayaṃ svasti | ugrā ta indra sthavirasya bāhū upa kṣayema śaraṇā bṛhantā ||4|| 5. abhayaṃ naḥ karaty antarikṣam abhayaṃ dyāvāpṛthivī ubhe ime | abhayaṃ paścād abhayaṃ purastād uttarād adharād abhayaṃ no astu ||5|| 6. abhayaṃ mitrād abhayam amitrād abhayaṃ jñātād abhayaṃ puro yaḥ | abhayaṃ naktam abhayaṃ divā naḥ sarvā āśā mama mitraṃ bhavantu ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.16 — Hymn 16. A prayer for security from danger
1. Peace hath been given us from the east, and from the west security. Savitar guard me from the south, and from the north the Lord of Might.
2. May the Ādityas from the sky protect me, Agni from the earth. May Indra-Agni guard me from the eastward, on all sides may the Asvins give me shelter. May Jātavedas guard, sidelong, our cattle. Our shield on all sides be the World-Creators!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. असपत्नं पुरस्तात् पश्चान् नो अभयं कृतम् । सविता मा दक्षिणत उत्तरान् मा शचीपतिः ॥1॥ 2. दिवो मादित्या रक्षतु भूम्या रक्षन्त्व् अग्नयः । इन्द्राग्नी रक्षतां मा पुरस्ताद् अश्विनाव् अभितः शर्म यछताम् । तिरश्चीन् अघ्न्या रक्षतु जातवेदा भूतकृतो मे सर्वतः सन्तु वर्म ॥2॥
Transliteration
1. asapatnaṃ purastāt paścān no abhayaṃ kṛtam | savitā mā dakṣiṇata uttarān mā śacīpatiḥ ||1|| 2. divo mādityā rakṣatu bhūmyā rakṣantv agnayaḥ | indrāgnī rakṣatāṃ mā purastād aśvināv abhitaḥ śarma yachatām | tiraścīn aghnyā rakṣatu jātavedā bhūtakṛto me sarvataḥ santu varma ||2||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.17 — Hymn 17. A prayer for protection from dangers in all directions
1. Agni from eastward guard me with the Vasus! To him I go, in him I rest: this fort I seek for refuge. May he protect me, may he be my guardian. I give my soul—All hail! into his keeping.
2. Vāyu with Air protect me from this region. To him I go, etc.
3. May Soma from the south, with Rudras, guard me. To him, etc.
4. Varuna with Ādityas guard me from this region! To him etc.
5. Sūrya with Earth and Heaven from the western region guard me well. To him, etc.
6. May Waters joined with Plants protect me from this region. To them I go, in them I rest: this fort I seek for refuge. May they protect me, may they be my guardians. I give my soul—All hail! —into their keeping.
7. May Visvakarman with the Seven Rishis be my protector from the northern region. To him, etc.
8. May Indra, Marut-girt, protect me from this region. To him, etc.
9. Prajāpati, of generative power, with the Pratishlhā save me from the nadir! To him, etc.
10. Brihaspati, joined by the Visvedevas, protect me from the region of the zenith! To him, I go, in him I rest; this fort I seek for refuge. May he protect me, may he be my guardian. I give my soul— All hail!—into his keeping.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अग्निर् मा पातु वसुभिः पुरस्तात् तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥1॥ 2. वायुर् मान्तरिक्षेणैतस्या दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥2॥ 3. सोमो मा रुद्रैर् दक्षिणाया दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥3॥ 4. वरुणो मादित्यैर् एतस्या दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानम् परि ददे स्वाहा ॥4॥ 5. सूर्यो मा द्यावापृथिवीभ्यां प्रतीच्या दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥5॥ 6. आपो मौषधीमतीर् एतस्या दिशः पान्तु तासु क्रमे तासु श्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । ता मा रक्षन्तु ता मा गोपायन्तु ताभ्य आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥6॥ 7. विश्वकर्मा मा सप्तऋषिभिर् उदीच्या दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥7॥ 8. इन्द्रो मा मरुत्वान् एतस्या दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥8॥ 9. प्रजापतिर् मा प्रजननवान्त् सह प्रतिष्ठया ध्रुवाया दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥9॥ 10. बृहस्पतिर् मा विश्वैर् देवैर् ऊर्ध्वाया दिशः पातु तस्मिन् क्रमे तस्मिं छ्रये तां पुरं प्रैमि । स मा रक्षतु स मा गोपायतु तस्मा आत्मानं परि ददे स्वाहा ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. agnir mā pātu vasubhiḥ purastāt tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||1|| 2. vāyur māntarikṣeṇaitasyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||2|| 3. somo mā rudrair dakṣiṇāyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||3|| 4. varuṇo mādityair etasyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānam pari dade svāhā ||4|| 5. sūryo mā dyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ pratīcyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||5|| 6. āpo mauṣadhīmatīr etasyā diśaḥ pāntu tāsu krame tāsu śraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | tā mā rakṣantu tā mā gopāyantu tābhya ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||6|| 7. viśvakarmā mā saptaṛṣibhir udīcyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||7|| 8. indro mā marutvān etasyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||8|| 9. prajāpatir mā prajananavānt saha pratiṣṭhayā dhruvāyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||9|| 10. bṛhaspatir mā viśvair devair ūrdhvāyā diśaḥ pātu tasmin krame tasmiṃ chraye tāṃ puraṃ praimi | sa mā rakṣatu sa mā gopāyatu tasmā ātmānaṃ pari dade svāhā ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.18 — Hymn 18. A prayer for security and peace on all sides
1. Let those who vex me from the eastern region, sinners, praise Agni followed by the Vasus.
2. Let those who vex me from this quarter, sinners, praise Vāyu compassed by the Air's mid region.
3. Let those who vex me from the southern quarter, sinners, sing praise to Soma with the Rudras.
4. Let those who vex me from this quarter, sinners, praise Varuna connected with Ādityas.
5. Let those who vex me from the western quarter, sinners, praise Sūrya linked with Earth and Heaven.
6. Let those who vex me from this quarter, sinners give praise to plants' associates the Waters.
7. Let those who from the north side vex me, sinners, praise Visvakarman with the Seven Rishis.
8. Let those who vex me from this quarter, sinners, praise Indra with the Marut host about him.
9. Let those who vex me from the nadir, sinners, extol Prajāpati of genial power.
10. Let those who vex me from the zenith, sinners, extol Brihaspati with the Visve Devas.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अग्निं ते वसुवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायवः प्राच्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥1॥ 2. वायुं ते ऽन्तरिक्षवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥2॥ 3. सोमं ते रुद्रवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायवो दक्षिणाया दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥3॥ 4. वरुणं त आदित्यवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥4॥ 5. सूर्यं ते द्यावापृथिवीवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव प्रतीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥5॥ 6. अपस् त ओषधीमतीर् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥6॥ 7. विश्वकर्माणं ते सप्तऋषिवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव उदीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥7॥ 8. इन्द्रं ते मरुत्वन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥8॥ 9. प्रजापतिं ते प्रजननवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायवो ध्रुवाया दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥9॥ 10. बृहस्पतिं ते विश्वदेववन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव ऊर्ध्वाया दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. agniṃ te vasuvantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyavaḥ prācyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||1|| 2. vāyuṃ te 'ntarikṣavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||2|| 3. somaṃ te rudravantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyavo dakṣiṇāyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||3|| 4. varuṇaṃ ta ādityavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||4|| 5. sūryaṃ te dyāvāpṛthivīvantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava pratīcyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||5|| 6. apas ta oṣadhīmatīr ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||6|| 7. viśvakarmāṇaṃ te saptaṛṣivantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava udīcyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||7|| 8. indraṃ te marutvantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||8|| 9. prajāpatiṃ te prajananavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyavo dhruvāyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||9|| 10. bṛhaspatiṃ te viśvadevavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava ūrdhvāyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.19 — Hymn 19. A hymn recommending the protection of various Gods
1. Mitra arose with Earth. To that fort I lead you: enter it, occupy it. Let it give you protection and defence.
2. Vāyu arose with Air. To that fort, etc.
3. Sūrya arose with Heaven. To that fort, etc.
4. Chandramās arose with the Constellation. To that fort, etc.
5. Sacrifice arose with Priestly Fees. To that fort, etc.
6. Ocean arose with the Rivers. To that fort, etc.
7. Brahma arose with the Brahmachārīs. To that fort, etc.
8. Indra arose with Might. To that fort, etc.
9. The Gods arose with Immortality. To that fort, etc.
10. Prajāpati arose with Creatures. To that fort I lead you: enter it, occupy it give you protection and defence.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. मित्रः पृथिव्योद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥1॥ 2. वायुर् अन्तरिक्षेणोद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥2॥ 3. सूर्यो दिवोद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥3॥ 4. चन्द्रमा नक्षत्रैर् उद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥4॥ 5. सोम ओषधीभिर् उद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥5॥ 6. यज्ञो दक्षिणाभिर् उद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥6॥ 7. समुद्रो नदीभिर् उद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥7॥ 8. ब्रह्म ब्रह्मचारिभिर् उद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥8॥ 9. इन्द्रो वीर्येणोद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥9॥ 10. देवा अमृतेनोद् अक्रामंस् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥10॥ 11. प्रजापतिः प्रजाभिर् उद् अक्रामत् तां पुरं प्र णयामि वः । ताम् आ विशत तां प्र विशत सा वः शर्म च वर्म च यछतु ॥11॥
Transliteration
1. mitraḥ pṛthivyod akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||1|| 2. vāyur antarikṣeṇod akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||2|| 3. sūryo divod akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||3|| 4. candramā nakṣatrair ud akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||4|| 5. soma oṣadhībhir ud akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||5|| 6. yajño dakṣiṇābhir ud akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||6|| 7. samudro nadībhir ud akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||7|| 8. brahma brahmacāribhir ud akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||8|| 9. indro vīryeṇod akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||9|| 10. devā amṛtenod akrāmaṃs tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||10|| 11. prajāpatiḥ prajābhir ud akrāmat tāṃ puraṃ pra ṇayāmi vaḥ | tām ā viśata tāṃ pra viśata sā vaḥ śarma ca varma ca yachatu ||11||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.20 — Hymn 20. A prayer for protection from death and misfortune
1. May Soma, Varuna the King, both Asvins, Yama and Pūshan guard us well from Mrityu— Death caused by men, which Indra-Agni, Dhātar, Brihaspati and Savitar appointed.
2. All that the World's Lord made, all that for creatures Prajāpati and Mātarisvan fashioned, All things within the quarters and their spaces, let all these be my manifold defences.
3. That which the Gods bound on them when they battled for their royal sway. What Indra made his shield, may that protect us well on every side,
4. My shield is Heaven and Earth, my shield is the bright Day, my shield the Sun. The Visva Devas made my shield. Let not misfortune fall on me.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अप न्यधुः पौरुषेयं वधं यम् इन्द्राग्नी धाता सविता बृहस्पतिः । सोमो राजा वरुणो अश्विना यमः पूषास्मान् परि पातु मृत्योः ॥1॥ 2. यानि चकार भुवनस्य यस् पतिः प्रजापतिर् मातरिश्वा प्रजाभ्यः । प्रदिशो यानि वसते दिशश् च तानि मे वर्माणि बहुलानि सन्तु ॥2॥ 3. यत् ते तनूष्व् अनह्यन्त देवा द्युराजयो देहिनः । इन्द्रो यच् चक्रे वर्म तद् अस्मान् पातु विश्वतः ॥3॥ 4. वर्म मे द्यावापृथिवी वर्माहर् वर्म सूर्यः । वर्म मे विश्वे देवाः क्रन् मा मा प्रापत् प्रतीचिका ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. apa nyadhuḥ pauruṣeyaṃ vadhaṃ yam indrāgnī dhātā savitā bṛhaspatiḥ | somo rājā varuṇo aśvinā yamaḥ pūṣāsmān pari pātu mṛtyoḥ ||1|| 2. yāni cakāra bhuvanasya yas patiḥ prajāpatir mātariśvā prajābhyaḥ | pradiśo yāni vasate diśaś ca tāni me varmāṇi bahulāni santu ||2|| 3. yat te tanūṣv anahyanta devā dyurājayo dehinaḥ | indro yac cakre varma tad asmān pātu viśvataḥ ||3|| 4. varma me dyāvāpṛthivī varmāhar varma sūryaḥ | varma me viśve devāḥ kran mā mā prāpat pratīcikā ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.21 — Hymn 21. A single line giving the names of the chief Vedic metres
1. Gāyatri, Ushnih, Anushtup, Brihatī, Trishtup, Jagatī.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. गायत्र्य् उष्णिग् अनुष्टुब् बृहती पङ्क्तिस् त्रिष्टुब् जगत्यै ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. gāyatry uṣṇig anuṣṭub bṛhatī paṅktis triṣṭub jagatyai ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.22 — Hymn 22. A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-veda, to the Rishis, and to Brahma
1. With the first five chapters of the Angirases, Hail!
2. To the sixth, Hail!
3. To the seventh and eight, Hail!
4. The black-clawed ones, Hail!
5. To the golden-hued ones, Hail!
6. To the small ones, Hail!
7. To those composed in strophes, Hail!
8. To the first shells, Hail!
9. To the second shells, Hail!
10. To the third shells, Hail!
11. To the penultimates, Hail.
12. To the last ones, Hail!
13. To the latter ones, Hail!
14. To the Rishis, Hail!
15. To those with hair in tufts, Hail!
16. To the Ganas, Hail!
17. To the great Ganas, Hail!
18. To all the Vidagana Angirases, Hail!
19. To those two with separate thousands, Hail!
20. To Brahma, Hail!
21. Collected manly powers are topped by Brahma. Brahma at first spread out the loftiest heaven. Brahma was born first of all things existing. Who then is meet to be that Brahma's rival?
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. आङ्गिरसानाम् आद्यैः पञ्चानुवाकैः स्वाहा ॥1॥ 2. षष्ठाय स्वाहा ॥2॥ 3. सप्तमाष्टमाभ्यां स्वाहा ॥3॥ 4. नीलनखेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥4॥ 5. हरितेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥5॥ 6. क्षुद्रेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥6॥ 7. पर्यायिकेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥7॥ 8. प्रथमेभ्यः शङ्खेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥8॥ 9. द्वितीयेभ्यः शङ्खेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥9॥ 10. तृतीयेभ्यः शङ्खेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥10॥ 11. उपोत्तमेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥11॥ 12. उत्तमेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥12॥ 13. उत्तरेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥13॥ 14. ऋषिभ्यः स्वाहा ॥14॥ 15. शिखिभ्यः स्वाहा ॥15॥ 16. गणेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥16॥ 17. महागणेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥17॥ 18. सर्वेभ्यो ऽङ्गिरोभ्यो विदगणेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥18॥ 19. पृथक्सहस्राभ्यां स्वाहा ॥19॥ 20. ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा ॥20॥ 21. ब्रह्मज्येष्ठा सम्भृता विर्याणि ब्रह्माग्रे ज्येष्ठं दिवम् आ ततान । भूतानां ब्रह्मा प्रथमोत जज्ञे तेनार्हति ब्रह्मणा स्पर्धितुं कः ॥21॥
Transliteration
1. āṅgirasānām ādyaiḥ pañcānuvākaiḥ svāhā ||1|| 2. ṣaṣṭhāya svāhā ||2|| 3. saptamāṣṭamābhyāṃ svāhā ||3|| 4. nīlanakhebhyaḥ svāhā ||4|| 5. haritebhyaḥ svāhā ||5|| 6. kṣudrebhyaḥ svāhā ||6|| 7. paryāyikebhyaḥ svāhā ||7|| 8. prathamebhyaḥ śaṅkhebhyaḥ svāhā ||8|| 9. dvitīyebhyaḥ śaṅkhebhyaḥ svāhā ||9|| 10. tṛtīyebhyaḥ śaṅkhebhyaḥ svāhā ||10|| 11. upottamebhyaḥ svāhā ||11|| 12. uttamebhyaḥ svāhā ||12|| 13. uttarebhyaḥ svāhā ||13|| 14. ṛṣibhyaḥ svāhā ||14|| 15. śikhibhyaḥ svāhā ||15|| 16. gaṇebhyaḥ svāhā ||16|| 17. mahāgaṇebhyaḥ svāhā ||17|| 18. sarvebhyo 'ṅgirobhyo vidagaṇebhyaḥ svāhā ||18|| 19. pṛthaksahasrābhyāṃ svāhā ||19|| 20. brahmaṇe svāhā ||20|| 21. brahmajyeṣṭhā sambhṛtā viryāṇi brahmāgre jyeṣṭhaṃ divam ā tatāna | bhūtānāṃ brahmā prathamota jajñe tenārhati brahmaṇā spardhituṃ kaḥ ||21||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.23 — Hymn 23. A prose hymn of homage to various portions of the Atharva-vada classed according to the number of verses which their hymns contain
1. Hail to the four-verse strophes of the Atharvanas!
2. Hail to the five-versed!
3. Hail to the six-versed!
4. Hail to the seven-versed!
5. Hail to the eight-versed!
6. Hail to the nine-versed!
7. Hail to the ten-versed!
8. Hail to the eleven-versed!
9. Hail to the twelve-versed!
10. Hail to the thirteen-versed
11. Hail to the fourteen-versed!
12. Hail to the fifteen-versed!
13. Hail to the sixteen-versed!
14. Hail to the seventeen-versed!
15. Hail to the eighteen-versed!
16. Hail, nineteen!
17. Hail, twenty!
18. Hail to the Great Section!
19. Hail to the triplets!
20. Hail to the single-versed hymns!
21. Hail to the little ones!
22. Hail to the single non-Rich-versed ones!
23. Hail to the Rohitas!
24. Hail to the two Sūryā hymns!
25. Hail to the two Vrātya hymns!
26. Hail to the two Prajāpati hymns!
27. Hail to the hymn of victory!
28. Hail to the hymns for happiness!
29. Hail to Brahma!
30. Collected manly powers are topped by Brahma. Brahma at first spread out the loftiest heaven. Brahma was born first of all things existing. Who then is fit to be this Brahma's rival?
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. आथर्वणानां चतुरृचेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥1॥ 2. पञ्चर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥2॥ 3. षऌऋचेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥3॥ 4. सप्तर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥4॥ 5. अष्टर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥5॥ 6. नवर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥6॥ 7. दशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥7॥ 8. एकादशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥8॥ 9. द्वादशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥9॥ 10. त्रयोदशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥10॥ 11. चतुर्दशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥11॥ 12. पञ्चदशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥12॥ 13. षोडशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥13॥ 14. सप्तदशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥14॥ 15. अष्टादशर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥15॥ 16. एकोनविंशतिः स्वाहा ॥16॥ 17. विंशतिः स्वाहा ॥17॥ 18. महत्काण्डाय स्वाहा ॥18॥ 19. तृचेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥19॥ 20. एकर्चेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥20॥ 21. क्षुद्रेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥21॥ 22. एकानृचेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥22॥ 23. रोहितेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥23॥ 24. सूर्याभ्यां स्वाहा ॥24॥ 25. व्रात्याभ्यां स्वाहा ॥25॥ 26. प्राजापत्याभ्यां स्वाहा ॥26॥ 27. विषासह्यै स्वाहा ॥27॥ 28. मङ्गलिकेभ्यः स्वाहा ॥28॥ 29. ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा ॥29॥ 30. ब्रह्मज्येष्ठा संभृता वीर्याणि ब्रह्माग्रे ज्येष्ठं दिवम् आ ततान । भूतानां ब्रह्मा प्रथमोत जज्ञे तेनार्हति ब्रह्मणा स्पर्धितुं कः ॥30॥
Transliteration
1. ātharvaṇānāṃ caturṛcebhyaḥ svāhā ||1|| 2. pañcarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||2|| 3. ṣaḷṛcebhyaḥ svāhā ||3|| 4. saptarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||4|| 5. aṣṭarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||5|| 6. navarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||6|| 7. daśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||7|| 8. ekādaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||8|| 9. dvādaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||9|| 10. trayodaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||10|| 11. caturdaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||11|| 12. pañcadaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||12|| 13. ṣoḍaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||13|| 14. saptadaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||14|| 15. aṣṭādaśarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||15|| 16. ekonaviṃśatiḥ svāhā ||16|| 17. viṃśatiḥ svāhā ||17|| 18. mahatkāṇḍāya svāhā ||18|| 19. tṛcebhyaḥ svāhā ||19|| 20. ekarcebhyaḥ svāhā ||20|| 21. kṣudrebhyaḥ svāhā ||21|| 22. ekānṛcebhyaḥ svāhā ||22|| 23. rohitebhyaḥ svāhā ||23|| 24. sūryābhyāṃ svāhā ||24|| 25. vrātyābhyāṃ svāhā ||25|| 26. prājāpatyābhyāṃ svāhā ||26|| 27. viṣāsahyai svāhā ||27|| 28. maṅgalikebhyaḥ svāhā ||28|| 29. brahmaṇe svāhā ||29|| 30. brahmajyeṣṭhā saṃbhṛtā vīryāṇi brahmāgre jyeṣṭhaṃ divam ā tatāna | bhūtānāṃ brahmā prathamota jajñe tenārhati brahmaṇā spardhituṃ kaḥ ||30||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.24 — Hymn 24. A benediction on a newly elected King
1. Do ye, O Brāhmanaspati, invest for the royal sway this man. With that wherewith the Deities invested Savitar the God.
2. Invest this Indra for long life, invest him for great princely power, That I may lead him on to eld, that the man watch his princedom long.
3. Invest this Soma for long life, invest him for great hearing power. That I may lead him on to eld, that he may watch o'er hearing long.
4. For us, surround him, cover him with splendour, give him long life, and death when age removes him. This garment hath Brihaspati presented to Soma, to the King, to wrap about him.
5. Advance to good old age: endue the mantle. Be thou our heifers' guard from imprecation. Live thou a hundred full and plenteous autumns, and wrap thee in prosperity of riches.
6. Thou for weal hast clothed thee in this garment: thou hast become our cows' sure guard from curses. Live thou a hundred full and plenteous autumns: then living, fair thyself, shalt deal forth treasures.
7. In every need, in every fray we call, as friends, to succour us, Indra the mightiest of all.
8. Gold-coloured, undecaying, blest with heroes, dwell, dying in old age, with children round thee. This is the spoken word of Agni, Soma, Brihaspati and Savitar, and Indra.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. येन देवं सवितारं परि देवा अधारयन् । तेनेमं ब्रह्मणस् पते परि राष्ट्राय धत्तन ॥1॥ 2. परीमम् इन्द्रम् आयुषे महे क्षत्राय धत्तन । यथैनं जरसे नयाज् ज्योक् क्षत्रे ऽधि जागरत् ॥2॥ 3. परीमम् इन्द्रम् आयुषे महे श्रोत्राय धत्तन । यथैनं जरसे नयाज् ज्योक् श्रोत्रे ऽधि जागरत् ॥3॥ 4. परि धत्त धत्त नो वर्चसेमं जरामृत्युं कृणुत दीर्घम् आयुः । बृहस्पतिः प्रायछद् वास एतत् सोमाय राज्ञे परिधातवा उ ॥4॥ 5. जरां सु गछ परि धत्स्व वासो भवा गृष्टीनाम् अभिशस्तिपा उ । शतं च जीव शरदः पुरूची रायश् च पोषम् उपसंव्ययस्व ॥5॥ 6. परीदं वासो अधिथाः स्वस्तये ऽभूर् वापीनाम् अभिशस्तिपा उ । शतं च जीव शरदः पुरूचीर् वसूनि चारुर् वि भजासि जीवन् ॥6॥ 7. योगेयोगे तवस्तरं वाजेवाजे हवामहे । सखाय इन्द्रम् ऊतये ॥7॥ 8. हिरण्यवर्णो अजरः सुवीरो जरामृत्युः प्रजया सं विशस्व । तद् अग्निर् आह तद् उ सोम आह बृहस्पतिः सविता तद् इन्द्रः ॥8॥
Transliteration
1. yena devaṃ savitāraṃ pari devā adhārayan | tenemaṃ brahmaṇas pate pari rāṣṭrāya dhattana ||1|| 2. parīmam indram āyuṣe mahe kṣatrāya dhattana | yathainaṃ jarase nayāj jyok kṣatre 'dhi jāgarat ||2|| 3. parīmam indram āyuṣe mahe śrotrāya dhattana | yathainaṃ jarase nayāj jyok śrotre 'dhi jāgarat ||3|| 4. pari dhatta dhatta no varcasemaṃ jarāmṛtyuṃ kṛṇuta dīrgham āyuḥ | bṛhaspatiḥ prāyachad vāsa etat somāya rājñe paridhātavā u ||4|| 5. jarāṃ su gacha pari dhatsva vāso bhavā gṛṣṭīnām abhiśastipā u | śataṃ ca jīva śaradaḥ purūcī rāyaś ca poṣam upasaṃvyayasva ||5|| 6. parīdaṃ vāso adhithāḥ svastaye 'bhūr vāpīnām abhiśastipā u | śataṃ ca jīva śaradaḥ purūcīr vasūni cārur vi bhajāsi jīvan ||6|| 7. yogeyoge tavastaraṃ vājevāje havāmahe | sakhāya indram ūtaye ||7|| 8. hiraṇyavarṇo ajaraḥ suvīro jarāmṛtyuḥ prajayā saṃ viśasva | tad agnir āha tad u soma āha bṛhaspatiḥ savitā tad indraḥ ||8||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.25 — Hymn 25. A charm to be used when a young ox is first yoked
1. I yoke thee with the mind of one unwearied still and first of all. Be thou a bearer up the hill: run hither bearing up thy load.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अश्रान्तस्य त्वा मनसा युनज्मि प्रथमस्य च । उत्कूलम् उद्वहो भवोदुह्य प्रति धावतात् ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. aśrāntasya tvā manasā yunajmi prathamasya ca | utkūlam udvaho bhavoduhya prati dhāvatāt ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.26 — Hymn 26. A hymn accompanying investiture with an amulet of gold
1. Gold that was born from Fire is immortal hath been deposited with mortal creatures. He who knows this deserves to own this jewel, and in extreme old age dies he who wears it.
2. The men of ancient time with children round them longed for this Gold, bright with the Sun's own colour, This shall endow thee, as it shines, with splendour, and long shall be the life of him who wears it.
3. Long life and splendour let it bring energy and strength to thee. That thou mayst shine among the folk with all the brightness of the Gold.
4. What Varuna the King knows well, and what the God Brihaspati, And Indra, Slayer of the Foe, may that bestow long life on thee, may that increase thy splendid strength.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अग्नेः प्रजातं परि यद् धिरण्यम् अमृतं दध्रे अधि मर्त्येषु । य एनद् वेद स इद् एनम् अर्हति जरामृत्युर् भवति यो बिभर्ति ॥1॥ 2. यद् धिरण्यं सूर्येण सुवर्णम् प्रजावन्तो मनवः पूर्व ईषिरे । तत् त्वा चन्द्रं वर्चसा सं सृजत्य् आयुष्मान् भवति यो बिभर्ति ॥2॥ 3. आयुषे त्वा वर्चसे त्वौजसे च बलाय च । यथा हिरण्यतेजसा विभासासि जनां अनु ॥3॥ 4. यद् वेद राजा वरुणो वेद देवो बृहस्पतिः । इन्द्रो यद् वृत्रहा वेद तत् त आयुष्यं भुवत् तत् ते वर्चस्यं भुवत् ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. agneḥ prajātaṃ pari yad dhiraṇyam amṛtaṃ dadhre adhi martyeṣu | ya enad veda sa id enam arhati jarāmṛtyur bhavati yo bibharti ||1|| 2. yad dhiraṇyaṃ sūryeṇa suvarṇam prajāvanto manavaḥ pūrva īṣire | tat tvā candraṃ varcasā saṃ sṛjaty āyuṣmān bhavati yo bibharti ||2|| 3. āyuṣe tvā varcase tvaujase ca balāya ca | yathā hiraṇyatejasā vibhāsāsi janāṃ anu ||3|| 4. yad veda rājā varuṇo veda devo bṛhaspatiḥ | indro yad vṛtrahā veda tat ta āyuṣyaṃ bhuvat tat te varcasyaṃ bhuvat ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.27 — Hymn 27. A benedictory hymn
1. Let the Bull guard thee with the kine, the Stallien with the fleet- foot steeds. Let Vāyu keep thee safe with prayer, and Indra with his mighty power.
2. Let Soma guard thee with the plants, Sūrya protect thee with the stars; With breath let Wind protect thee, and the Moon, foe-slayer, with the months.
3. Three are the earths, they say, and three the heavens, three are the atmospheres, and four the oceans. Threefold the hymn of praise, threefold the Waters. Let these with triple song and triplets guard thee.
4. Three vaults of heaven, and three seas, three bright, three stationary ones, Three Mātarisvans, and three suns, protectors, I arrange for thee.
5. Increasing thee with butter I, Agni! with fatness sprinkle thee. Let not magicians harm the life of Agni or of Moon or Sun.
6. Let not magicians mar your heat, your vital or diffusive breath. Brilliant and all-possessing Gods, run ye your course with God- like power.
7. Fire they endow with vital breath, Wind is compact, with vital breath: With vital breath the Gods produced the Sun whose face turn every way.
8. Live with the Life-Creators' life. Die not, live on to lengthened age. Live with the breath of men with souls. Submit not to the power of Death.
9. The secret treasure of the Gods which Indra, by pathways travelled by the Gods, discovered, That gold the Waters with the triplets guarded. May they keep thee with threebold hymn and triplets.
10. With friendly thoughts the Deities, three-and thirty, and three great Powers preserved it in the Waters. He made heroic powers with the gold that lies upon this Moon.
11. O ye eleven Gods who are in heaven, accept this sacrifice.
12. O ye eleven Gods who are in air, accept this sacrifice.
13. O ye eleven Gods who are on earth, accept this sacrifice.
14. 15 repeated from XIX. 16. 1, 2.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. गोभिष् ट्वा पात्व् ऋषभो वृषा त्वा पातु वाजिभिः । वायुष् ट्वा ब्रह्मणा पात्व् इन्द्रस् त्वा पात्व् इन्द्रियैः ॥1॥ 2. सोमस् त्वा पात्व् ओषधीभिर् नक्षत्रैः पातु सूर्यः । माद्भ्यस् त्वा चन्द्रो वृत्रहा वातः प्राणेन रक्षतु ॥2॥ 3. तिस्रो दिवस् तिस्रः पृथिवीस् त्रीण्य् अन्तरिक्षाणि चतुरः समुद्रान् । त्रिवृतं स्तोमं त्रिवृत आप आहुस् तास् त्वा रक्षन्तु त्रिवृता त्रिवृद्भिः ॥3॥ 4. त्रीन् नाकांस् त्रीन् समुद्रांस् त्रीन् ब्रध्नांस् त्रीन् वैष्टपान् । त्रीन् मातरिश्वनस् त्रीन्त् सूर्यान् गोप्तॄन् कल्पयामि ते ॥4॥ 5. घृतेन त्वा सम् उक्षाम्य् अग्ने आज्येन वर्धयन् । अग्नेश् चन्द्रस्य सूर्यस्य मा प्राणं मायिनो दभन् ॥5॥ 6. मा वः प्राणं मा वो ऽपानं मा हरो मायिनो दभन् । भ्राजन्तो विश्ववेदसो देवा दैव्येन धावत ॥6॥ 7. प्राणेनाग्निं सं सृजति वातः प्राणेन संहितः । प्राणेन विश्वतोमुखं सूर्यं देवा अजनयन् ॥7॥ 8. आयुषायुःकृतां जीवायुष्मान् जीव मा मृथाः । प्राणेनात्मन्वताम् जीव मा मृत्योर् उद् अगा वशम् ॥8॥ 9. देवानां निहितं निधिं यम् इन्द्रो ऽन्वविन्दत् पथिभिर् देवयानैः । आपो हिरण्यं जुगुपुस् त्रिवृद्भिस् तास् त्वा रक्षन्तु त्रिवृता त्रिवृद्भिः ॥9॥ 10. त्रयस्त्रिंशद् देवतास् त्रीणि च वीर्याणि प्रियायमाणा जुगुपुर् अप्स्व् अन्तः । अस्मिंश् चन्द्रे अधि यद् धिरण्यं तेनायं कृणवद् वीर्याणि ॥10॥ 11. ये देवा दिव्य् एकादश स्थ ते देवासो हविर् इदं जुषध्वम् ॥11॥ 12. ये देवा अन्तरिक्ष एकादश स्थ ते देवासो हविर् इदं जुषध्वम् ॥12॥ 13. ये देवा पृथिव्याम् एकादश स्थ ते देवासो हविर् इदं जुषध्वम् ॥13॥ 14. असपत्नं पुरस्तात् पश्चान् नो अभयं कृतम् । सविता मा दक्षिणत उत्तरान् मा शचीपतिः ॥14॥ 15. दिवो मादित्या रक्षन्तु भूम्या रक्षन्त्व् अग्नयः । इन्द्राग्नी रक्षतां मा पुरस्ताद् अश्विनाव् अभितः शर्म यछताम् । तिरश्चीन् अघ्न्या रक्षतु जातवेदा भूतकृतो मे सर्वतः सन्तु वर्म ॥15॥
Transliteration
1. gobhiṣ ṭvā pātv ṛṣabho vṛṣā tvā pātu vājibhiḥ | vāyuṣ ṭvā brahmaṇā pātv indras tvā pātv indriyaiḥ ||1|| 2. somas tvā pātv oṣadhībhir nakṣatraiḥ pātu sūryaḥ | mādbhyas tvā candro vṛtrahā vātaḥ prāṇena rakṣatu ||2|| 3. tisro divas tisraḥ pṛthivīs trīṇy antarikṣāṇi caturaḥ samudrān | trivṛtaṃ stomaṃ trivṛta āpa āhus tās tvā rakṣantu trivṛtā trivṛdbhiḥ ||3|| 4. trīn nākāṃs trīn samudrāṃs trīn bradhnāṃs trīn vaiṣṭapān | trīn mātariśvanas trīnt sūryān goptṝn kalpayāmi te ||4|| 5. ghṛtena tvā sam ukṣāmy agne ājyena vardhayan | agneś candrasya sūryasya mā prāṇaṃ māyino dabhan ||5|| 6. mā vaḥ prāṇaṃ mā vo 'pānaṃ mā haro māyino dabhan | bhrājanto viśvavedaso devā daivyena dhāvata ||6|| 7. prāṇenāgniṃ saṃ sṛjati vātaḥ prāṇena saṃhitaḥ | prāṇena viśvatomukhaṃ sūryaṃ devā ajanayan ||7|| 8. āyuṣāyuḥkṛtāṃ jīvāyuṣmān jīva mā mṛthāḥ | prāṇenātmanvatām jīva mā mṛtyor ud agā vaśam ||8|| 9. devānāṃ nihitaṃ nidhiṃ yam indro 'nvavindat pathibhir devayānaiḥ | āpo hiraṇyaṃ jugupus trivṛdbhis tās tvā rakṣantu trivṛtā trivṛdbhiḥ ||9|| 10. trayastriṃśad devatās trīṇi ca vīryāṇi priyāyamāṇā jugupur apsv antaḥ | asmiṃś candre adhi yad dhiraṇyaṃ tenāyaṃ kṛṇavad vīryāṇi ||10|| 11. ye devā divy ekādaśa stha te devāso havir idaṃ juṣadhvam ||11|| 12. ye devā antarikṣa ekādaśa stha te devāso havir idaṃ juṣadhvam ||12|| 13. ye devā pṛthivyām ekādaśa stha te devāso havir idaṃ juṣadhvam ||13|| 14. asapatnaṃ purastāt paścān no abhayaṃ kṛtam | savitā mā dakṣiṇata uttarān mā śacīpatiḥ ||14|| 15. divo mādityā rakṣantu bhūmyā rakṣantv agnayaḥ | indrāgnī rakṣatāṃ mā purastād aśvināv abhitaḥ śarma yachatām | tiraścīn aghnyā rakṣatu jātavedā bhūtakṛto me sarvataḥ santu varma ||15||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.28 — Hymn 28. A charm for the destruction of enemies
1. On thee I bind this Amulet for lengthened life and brilliancy. The rival-quelling Darbha grass that burns the spirit of a foe.
2. Burning the spirit of the foe, vexing the heart of enemies. Darbha, on every side, like heat, inflame all evil-hearted men.
3. O Darbha, burning round like heat, consuming foes, O Amulet,. Like Indra rending Vala cleave mine adversaries' hearts in twain.
4. Cleave through. O Darbha, Amulet, my foes', mine adversaries'. heart. Rise thou and batter down their heads like growth that coverethl the earth.
5. Cleave thou my rivals, Darbha, cleave the men who fain would, fight with me. Cleave all who wish me evil, cleave the men who hate me,. Amulet!
6. Wound thou, my rivals, Darbha, etc. (as in 5, substituting. 'wound' for cleave.)
7. Tear thou my rivals, Darbha, etc.
8. How thou my rivals, Darbha, etc.
9. Carve thou my rivals, Darbha, etc.
10. Pierce thou my rivals, Darbha, pierce the men who fain would fight with me. Pierce those who wish me evil, pierce the men who hate me, Amulet!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इमं बध्नामि ते मणिं दीर्घायुत्वाय तेजसे । दर्भं सपत्नदम्भनं द्विषतस् तपनं हृदः ॥1॥ 2. द्विषतस् तापयन् हृदः शत्रूणां तापयन् मनः । दुर्हार्दः सर्वांस् त्वं दर्भ घर्म इवाभीन्त् संतापयन् ॥2॥ 3. घर्म इवाभितपन् दर्भ द्विषतो नितपन् मणे । हृदः सपत्नानां भिन्द्धीन्द्र इव विरुजं बलम् ॥3॥ 4. भिन्द्धि दर्भ सपत्नानां हृदयं द्विषतां मणे । उद्यन् त्वचम् इव भूम्याः शिर एषां वि पातय ॥4॥ 5. भिन्द्धि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे भिन्द्धि मे पृतनायतः । भिन्द्धि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो भिन्द्धि मे द्विषतो मणे ॥5॥ 6. छिन्द्धि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे छिन्द्धि मे पृतनायतः । छिन्द्धि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो छिन्द्धि मे द्विषतो मणे ॥6॥ 7. वृश्च दर्भ सपत्नान् मे वृश्च मे पृतनायतः । वृश्च मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो वृश्च मे द्विषतो मणे ॥7॥ 8. कृन्त दर्भ सपत्नान् मे कृन्त मे पृतनायतः । कृन्त मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो कृन्त मे द्विषतो मणे ॥8॥ 9. पिंश दर्भ सपत्नान् मे पिंश मे पृतनायतः । पिंश मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो पिंश मे द्विषतो मणे ॥9॥ 10. विध्य दर्भ सपत्नान् मे विध्य मे पृतनायतः । विध्य मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो विध्य मे द्विषतो मणे ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. imaṃ badhnāmi te maṇiṃ dīrghāyutvāya tejase | darbhaṃ sapatnadambhanaṃ dviṣatas tapanaṃ hṛdaḥ ||1|| 2. dviṣatas tāpayan hṛdaḥ śatrūṇāṃ tāpayan manaḥ | durhārdaḥ sarvāṃs tvaṃ darbha gharma ivābhīnt saṃtāpayan ||2|| 3. gharma ivābhitapan darbha dviṣato nitapan maṇe | hṛdaḥ sapatnānāṃ bhinddhīndra iva virujaṃ balam ||3|| 4. bhinddhi darbha sapatnānāṃ hṛdayaṃ dviṣatāṃ maṇe | udyan tvacam iva bhūmyāḥ śira eṣāṃ vi pātaya ||4|| 5. bhinddhi darbha sapatnān me bhinddhi me pṛtanāyataḥ | bhinddhi me sarvān durhārdo bhinddhi me dviṣato maṇe ||5|| 6. chinddhi darbha sapatnān me chinddhi me pṛtanāyataḥ | chinddhi me sarvān durhārdo chinddhi me dviṣato maṇe ||6|| 7. vṛśca darbha sapatnān me vṛśca me pṛtanāyataḥ | vṛśca me sarvān durhārdo vṛśca me dviṣato maṇe ||7|| 8. kṛnta darbha sapatnān me kṛnta me pṛtanāyataḥ | kṛnta me sarvān durhārdo kṛnta me dviṣato maṇe ||8|| 9. piṃśa darbha sapatnān me piṃśa me pṛtanāyataḥ | piṃśa me sarvān durhārdo piṃśa me dviṣato maṇe ||9|| 10. vidhya darbha sapatnān me vidhya me pṛtanāyataḥ | vidhya me sarvān durhārdo vidhya me dviṣato maṇe ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.29 — Hymn 29. A charm for the destruction of enemies, continued from 28
1. Pierce thou my rivals, Darbha, pierce the men who fain would fight with me. Pierce all who wish me evil, pierce the men who hate me,. Amulet!
2. Split thou my rivals, Darbha, etc. (as in 1, with 'split' for 'pierce' throughout).
3. Check thou, etc.
4. Crush thou, etc.
5. Shake thou, etc.
6. Bruise thou, etc.
7. Burn thou, etc.
8. Consume, etc.
9. Slay thou my rivals. Darbha, slay the men who fain would fight with me. Slay all who wish me evil, slay the men who hate me, Amulet.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. निक्ष दर्भ सपत्नान् मे निक्ष मे पृतनायतः । निक्ष मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो निक्ष मे द्विषतो मणे ॥1॥ 2. तृन्द्धि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे तृन्द्धि मे पृतनायतः । तृन्द्धि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो तृन्द्धि मे द्विषतो मणे ॥2॥ 3. रुन्द्धि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे रुन्द्धि मे पृतनायतः । रुन्द्धि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो रुन्द्धि मे द्विषतो मणे ॥3॥ 4. मृण दर्भ सपत्नान् मे मृण मे पृतनायतः । मृण मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो मृण मे द्विषतो मणे ॥4॥ 5. मन्थ दर्भ सपत्नान् मे मन्थ मे पृतनायतः । मन्थ मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो मन्थ मे द्विषतो मणे ॥5॥ 6. पिण्ड्ढि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे पिण्ड्ढि मे पृतनायतः । पिण्ड्ढि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो पिण्ड्ढि मे द्विषतो मणे ॥6॥ 7. ओष दर्भ सपत्नान् मे ओष मे पृतनायतः । ओष मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो ओष मे द्विषतो मणे ॥7॥ 8. दह दर्भ सपत्नान् मे दह मे पृतनायतः । दह मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो दह मे द्विषतो मणे ॥8॥ 9. जहि दर्भ सपत्नान् मे जहि मे पृतनायतः । जहि मे सर्वान् दुर्हार्दो जहि मे द्विषतो मणे ॥9॥
Transliteration
1. nikṣa darbha sapatnān me nikṣa me pṛtanāyataḥ | nikṣa me sarvān durhārdo nikṣa me dviṣato maṇe ||1|| 2. tṛnddhi darbha sapatnān me tṛnddhi me pṛtanāyataḥ | tṛnddhi me sarvān durhārdo tṛnddhi me dviṣato maṇe ||2|| 3. runddhi darbha sapatnān me runddhi me pṛtanāyataḥ | runddhi me sarvān durhārdo runddhi me dviṣato maṇe ||3|| 4. mṛṇa darbha sapatnān me mṛṇa me pṛtanāyataḥ | mṛṇa me sarvān durhārdo mṛṇa me dviṣato maṇe ||4|| 5. mantha darbha sapatnān me mantha me pṛtanāyataḥ | mantha me sarvān durhārdo mantha me dviṣato maṇe ||5|| 6. piṇḍḍhi darbha sapatnān me piṇḍḍhi me pṛtanāyataḥ | piṇḍḍhi me sarvān durhārdo piṇḍḍhi me dviṣato maṇe ||6|| 7. oṣa darbha sapatnān me oṣa me pṛtanāyataḥ | oṣa me sarvān durhārdo oṣa me dviṣato maṇe ||7|| 8. daha darbha sapatnān me daha me pṛtanāyataḥ | daha me sarvān durhārdo daha me dviṣato maṇe ||8|| 9. jahi darbha sapatnān me jahi me pṛtanāyataḥ | jahi me sarvān durhārdo jahi me dviṣato maṇe ||9||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.30 — Hymn 30. A protective charm accompanying investiture with an amulet of Darbha grass
1. Darbha, with that good shield of thine, of hundred guards tilt death in eld, Arm thou this man, and with thy might strike thou his adver- saries down.
2. Darbha, thou hast a hundred shields, thou hast a thousand. manly powers. All Gods have given thee to him to bear thee till extreme old age.
3. They call thee, ‘Darbha, shield of Gods, they call the Brāhmanas- pati. They call thee shield of Indra: thou protectest kingdoms from attack.
4. Darbha, destroyer of the foe, vexing the hearts of enemies, An Amulet that strengthens rule I make thee, and the body's. guard.
5. What time Parjanya roared to it with lightning flashes in the sea, Thence came the drop, the golden drop, thence Darbha into being sprang.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यत् ते दर्भ जरामृत्यु शतं वर्मसु वर्म ते । तेनेमं वर्मिणं कृत्वा सपत्नां जहि वीर्यैः ॥1॥ 2. शतं ते दर्भ वर्माणि सहस्रं वीर्याणि ते । तम् अस्मै विश्वे त्वां देवा जरसे भर्तवा अदुः ॥2॥ 3. त्वाम् आहुर् देववर्म त्वां दर्भ ब्रह्मणस् पतिम् । त्वाम् इन्द्रस्याहुर् वर्म त्वं राष्ट्राणि रक्षसि ॥3॥ 4. सपत्नक्षयणं दर्भ द्विषतस् तपनं हृदः । मणिं क्षत्रस्य वर्धनं तनूपानं कृणोमि ते ॥4॥ 5. यत् समुद्रो अभ्यक्रन्दत् पर्जन्यो विद्युता सह । ततो हिरन्ययो बिन्दुस् ततो दर्भो अजायत ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. yat te darbha jarāmṛtyu śataṃ varmasu varma te | tenemaṃ varmiṇaṃ kṛtvā sapatnāṃ jahi vīryaiḥ ||1|| 2. śataṃ te darbha varmāṇi sahasraṃ vīryāṇi te | tam asmai viśve tvāṃ devā jarase bhartavā aduḥ ||2|| 3. tvām āhur devavarma tvāṃ darbha brahmaṇas patim | tvām indrasyāhur varma tvaṃ rāṣṭrāṇi rakṣasi ||3|| 4. sapatnakṣayaṇaṃ darbha dviṣatas tapanaṃ hṛdaḥ | maṇiṃ kṣatrasya vardhanaṃ tanūpānaṃ kṛṇomi te ||4|| 5. yat samudro abhyakrandat parjanyo vidyutā saha | tato hiranyayo bindus tato darbho ajāyata ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.31 — Hymn 31. A charm to ensure general prosperity, accompanying self-investiture with an amulet of Udumbara
1. Savitar make all cattle grow and prosper in my stable with. Amulet of Udumbara, helper of him who longs for wealth!
2. May he who was our Household Fire, the ruler of our cattle, strong. Amulet of Udumbara endow us with prosperity.
3. By power of the Udumbara Charm may Dhātar give me plenty, rich. In the kine's droppings and in fruit, and, in our dwelling, food, and drink.
4. I win great plenty, while I wear the Amulet of Udumbara. Of quadrupeds and bipeds, of juices and food of every sort.
5. I have obtained abundant wealth of cattle, bipeds and quad- rupeds, and corn in plenty. Savitar and Brihaspati vouchsafe me the milk of kine and herbs' refreshing juices!
6. Fain would I be the lord of herds of cattle: may he who rules o'er riches send me riches! May the Udumbara Amulet vouchsafe possessions unto me.
7. To me with wealth and children come the Amulet of Udumbara. With splendour come the Amulet hastened by Indra on its way!
8. Divine, foe-quelling Amulet, wealth-winner for the gain of wealth— May it give store of beasts and food and cause our kine to multiply.
9. As thou, O Forest Tree, wast born with increase when thy life began, So let Sarasvati bestow abundant growth of wealth on me.
10. Sarasvati vouchsafe me wealth, household prosperity, and corn! Let Sinivāli bring them, and this Amulet of Udumbara.
11. The Lord of amulets art thou, most mighty: in thee wealth's ruler hath engendered riches, These gains are lodged in thee, and all great treasures. Amulet, conquer thou: far from us banish malignity and indigence, and hunger.
12. Vigour art thou, in me do thou plant vigour: riches art thou, so do thou grant me riches. Plenty art thou, so prosper me with plenty: House-holder, hear"
a householder's petition.
13. Amulet of Udumbara, enrich us: vouchsafe us wealth with all good men about us. I bind thee on for increase of possessions.
14. For hero is this hero bound, Amulet of Udumbara. So may he make our offering sweetly-savoured, and grant us wealth with all good men about us.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. औदुम्बरेण मणिना पुष्टिकामाय वेधसा । पशूणां सर्वेषां स्फातिं गोष्ठे मे सविता करत् ॥1॥ 2. यो नो अग्निर् गार्हपत्यः पशूनाम् अधिपा असत् । औदुम्बरो वृषा मणिः सं मा सृजतु पुष्ट्या ॥2॥ 3. करीषिणीं फलवतीं स्वधाम् इरां च नो गृहे । औदुम्बरस्य तेजसा धाता पुष्टिं दधातु मे ॥3॥ 4. यद् द्विपाच् च चतुष्पाच् च यान्य् अन्नानि ये रसाः । गृह्णे ऽहं त्व् एषां भूमानं बिभ्रद् औदुम्बरं मणिम् ॥4॥ 5. पुष्टिं पशूनाम् परि जग्रभाहं चतुष्पदां द्विपदां यच् च धान्यम् । पयः पशूनां रसम् ओषधीनां बृहस्पतिः सविता मे नि यछात् ॥5॥ 6. अहं पशूनाम् अधिपा असानि मयि पुष्टं पुष्टपतिर् दधातु । मह्यम् औदुम्बरो मणिर् द्रविणानि नि यछतु ॥6॥ 7. उप मौदुम्बरो मणिः प्रजया च धनेन च । इन्द्रेण जिन्वितो मणिर् आ मागन्त् सह वर्चसा ॥7॥ 8. देवो मणिः सपत्नहा धनसा धनसातये । पशोर् अन्नस्य भूमानं गवां स्फातिं नि यछतु ॥8॥ 9. यथाग्रे त्वं वनस्पते पुष्ठ्या सह जज्ञिषे । एवा धनस्य मे स्फातिम् आ दधातु सरस्वती ॥9॥ 10. आ मे धनं सरस्वती पयस्फातिं च धान्यम् । सिनीवाल्य् उपा वहाद् अयं चौदुम्बरो मणिः ॥10॥ 11. त्वं मणीणाम् अधिपा वृषासि त्वयि पुष्टं पुष्टपतिर् जजान । त्वयीमे वाजा द्रविणानि सर्वौदुम्बरः स त्वम् अस्मत् सहस्वाराद् आराद् अरातिम् अमतिं क्षुधं च ॥11॥ 12. ग्रामणीर् असि ग्रामणीर् उत्थाय अभिषिक्तो ऽभि मा सिञ्च वर्चसा । तेजो ऽसि तेजो मयि धारयाधि रयिर् असि रयिं मे धेहि ॥12॥ 13. पुष्टिर् असि पुष्ट्या मा सम् अङ्ग्धि गृहमेधी गृहपतिं मा कृणु । औदुम्बरः स त्वम् अस्मासु धेहि रयिं च नः सर्ववीरं नि यछ रायस् पोषाय प्रति मुञ्चे अहं त्वाम् ॥13॥ 14. अयम् औदुम्बरो मणिर् वीरो वीराय बध्यते । स नः सनिं मधुमतीं कृणोतु रयिं च नः सर्ववीरम् नि यछात् ॥14॥
Transliteration
1. audumbareṇa maṇinā puṣṭikāmāya vedhasā | paśūṇāṃ sarveṣāṃ sphātiṃ goṣṭhe me savitā karat ||1|| 2. yo no agnir gārhapatyaḥ paśūnām adhipā asat | audumbaro vṛṣā maṇiḥ saṃ mā sṛjatu puṣṭyā ||2|| 3. karīṣiṇīṃ phalavatīṃ svadhām irāṃ ca no gṛhe | audumbarasya tejasā dhātā puṣṭiṃ dadhātu me ||3|| 4. yad dvipāc ca catuṣpāc ca yāny annāni ye rasāḥ | gṛhṇe 'haṃ tv eṣāṃ bhūmānaṃ bibhrad audumbaraṃ maṇim ||4|| 5. puṣṭiṃ paśūnām pari jagrabhāhaṃ catuṣpadāṃ dvipadāṃ yac ca dhānyam | payaḥ paśūnāṃ rasam oṣadhīnāṃ bṛhaspatiḥ savitā me ni yachāt ||5|| 6. ahaṃ paśūnām adhipā asāni mayi puṣṭaṃ puṣṭapatir dadhātu | mahyam audumbaro maṇir draviṇāni ni yachatu ||6|| 7. upa maudumbaro maṇiḥ prajayā ca dhanena ca | indreṇa jinvito maṇir ā māgant saha varcasā ||7|| 8. devo maṇiḥ sapatnahā dhanasā dhanasātaye | paśor annasya bhūmānaṃ gavāṃ sphātiṃ ni yachatu ||8|| 9. yathāgre tvaṃ vanaspate puṣṭhyā saha jajñiṣe | evā dhanasya me sphātim ā dadhātu sarasvatī ||9|| 10. ā me dhanaṃ sarasvatī payasphātiṃ ca dhānyam | sinīvāly upā vahād ayaṃ caudumbaro maṇiḥ ||10|| 11. tvaṃ maṇīṇām adhipā vṛṣāsi tvayi puṣṭaṃ puṣṭapatir jajāna | tvayīme vājā draviṇāni sarvaudumbaraḥ sa tvam asmat sahasvārād ārād arātim amatiṃ kṣudhaṃ ca ||11|| 12. grāmaṇīr asi grāmaṇīr utthāya abhiṣikto 'bhi mā siñca varcasā | tejo 'si tejo mayi dhārayādhi rayir asi rayiṃ me dhehi ||12|| 13. puṣṭir asi puṣṭyā mā sam aṅgdhi gṛhamedhī gṛhapatiṃ mā kṛṇu | audumbaraḥ sa tvam asmāsu dhehi rayiṃ ca naḥ sarvavīraṃ ni yacha rāyas poṣāya prati muñce ahaṃ tvām ||13|| 14. ayam audumbaro maṇir vīro vīrāya badhyate | sa naḥ saniṃ madhumatīṃ kṛṇotu rayiṃ ca naḥ sarvavīram ni yachāt ||14||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.32 — Hymn 32. A charm, with an amulet of Darbha grass, to subdue enemies and win the affection of others
1. For lengthened life I bind on thee the Darbha grass, the mighty plant. Excellent, hard to overthrow, with hundred stems and thousand blades.
2. They cut not off his hair, they strike blow upon the breast for' him. To whom one gives protection by Darbha that hath uninjured leaves.
3. O Plant, thy root is in the sky, and thou art stationed on the earth: With thee who hast a thousand stalks we strengthen all the powers of life.
4. Through all three skies the plant hath pierced, and the three regions of the earth; With thee I split in twain the tongue and words of the bad- hearted man.
5. Thou art victorious in thy might I am endowed with conquering strength: Possessed of overpowering force we two will quell our enemies.
6. Subdue our foeman, overcome the men who fain would fight: with us. Conquer all evil-hearted ones: make many well-disposed to me.
7. With Darbha that hath sprung from Gods, stationed in heaven, full many a time. With this have I won many men, have won and may I win them still.
8. Do thou, O Darbha, make me dear to Brāhman and Rājanya, dear to Sūdra, and to Arya dear, Yea, dear to every man we love, to every man with eyes to see.
9. He who first born fixed earth in her position, he who established heaven and air's mid-region, Whom sinner ne'er hath known as his supporter,—this Darbha be our shelter and protection!
10. First of all plants it sprang into existence, victorious, hundred- stemmed, the foe-subduer, So may this Darbha from all sides protect us: with this may I subdue our foes in battle.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. शतकाण्डो दुश्च्यवनः सहस्रपर्ण उत्तिरः । दर्भो य उग्र ओषधिस् तं ते बध्नाम्य् आयुषे ॥1॥ 2. नास्य केशान् प्र वपन्ति नोरसि ताडम् आ घ्नते । यस्मा अछिन्नपर्णेन दर्भेन शर्म यछति ॥2॥ 3. दिवि ते तूलम् ओषधे पृथिव्याम् असि निष्ठितः । त्वया सहस्रकाण्डेनायुः प्र वर्धयामहे ॥3॥ 4. तिस्रो दिवो अत्य् अतृणत् तिस्र इमाः पृथिवीर् उत । त्वयाहं दुर्हार्दो जिह्वां नि तृणद्मि वचांसि ॥4॥ 5. त्वम् असि सहमानो ऽहम् अस्मि सहस्वान् । उभौ सहस्वन्तौ भूत्वा सपत्नान् सहिषीवहि ॥5॥ 6. सहस्व नो अभिमातिं सहस्व पृतनायतः । सहस्व सर्वान् दुर्हार्दः सुहार्दो मे बहून् कृधि ॥6॥ 7. दर्भेण देवजातेन दिवि ष्टम्भेन शश्वद् इत् । तेनाहं शश्वतो जनां असनं सनवानि च ॥7॥ 8. प्रियं मा दर्भ कृणु ब्रह्मराजन्याभ्याम् शूद्राय चार्याय च । यस्मै च कामयामहे सर्वस्मै च विपश्यते ॥8॥ 9. यो जायमानः पृथिवीम् अदृंहद् यो अस्तभ्नाद् अन्तरिक्षं दिवं च । यं बिभ्रतं ननु पाप्मा विवेद स नो ऽयं दर्भो वरुणो दिवा कः ॥9॥ 10. सपत्नहा शतकाण्डः सहस्वान् ओषधीनां प्रथमः सं बभूव । स नो ऽयं दर्भः परि पातु विश्वतस् तेन साक्षीय पृतनाः पृतन्यतः ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. śatakāṇḍo duścyavanaḥ sahasraparṇa uttiraḥ | darbho ya ugra oṣadhis taṃ te badhnāmy āyuṣe ||1|| 2. nāsya keśān pra vapanti norasi tāḍam ā ghnate | yasmā achinnaparṇena darbhena śarma yachati ||2|| 3. divi te tūlam oṣadhe pṛthivyām asi niṣṭhitaḥ | tvayā sahasrakāṇḍenāyuḥ pra vardhayāmahe ||3|| 4. tisro divo aty atṛṇat tisra imāḥ pṛthivīr uta | tvayāhaṃ durhārdo jihvāṃ ni tṛṇadmi vacāṃsi ||4|| 5. tvam asi sahamāno 'ham asmi sahasvān | ubhau sahasvantau bhūtvā sapatnān sahiṣīvahi ||5|| 6. sahasva no abhimātiṃ sahasva pṛtanāyataḥ | sahasva sarvān durhārdaḥ suhārdo me bahūn kṛdhi ||6|| 7. darbheṇa devajātena divi ṣṭambhena śaśvad it | tenāhaṃ śaśvato janāṃ asanaṃ sanavāni ca ||7|| 8. priyaṃ mā darbha kṛṇu brahmarājanyābhyām śūdrāya cāryāya ca | yasmai ca kāmayāmahe sarvasmai ca vipaśyate ||8|| 9. yo jāyamānaḥ pṛthivīm adṛṃhad yo astabhnād antarikṣaṃ divaṃ ca | yaṃ bibhrataṃ nanu pāpmā viveda sa no 'yaṃ darbho varuṇo divā kaḥ ||9|| 10. sapatnahā śatakāṇḍaḥ sahasvān oṣadhīnāṃ prathamaḥ saṃ babhūva | sa no 'yaṃ darbhaḥ pari pātu viśvatas tena sākṣīya pṛtanāḥ pṛtanyataḥ ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.33 — Hymn 33. A protective and benedictive charm
1. Hundred stemmed, succulent, and worth a thousand, the Royal Rite of plants, the Water's Agni, Let this same Darbha guard us from all quarters. This Godlike Amulet shall with life endow us.
2. Drawn forth from butter, juicy, sweetly-flavoured, firm as the earth, unshaken, overthrowing. Driving off foes and casting them beneath me, mount with the strength of mighty Ones, O Darbha.
3. Thou movest o'er the earth with vigour: lovely in sacrifice thou sittest on the altar. The Rishis bear thee as a purifier: cleanse thou us from all evil deeds' defilement.
4. A stern and all-victorious king, foe-queller, dear to every man— That energy of Gods and mighty power, I bind this on thee for long life and welfare.
5. Achieve heroic deeds with Darbha, wearing this Darbha never let thy soul be troubled. In splendour and precedence over others illumine like the Sun the heaven's four regions.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. सहस्रार्घः शतकाण्डः पयस्वान् अपाम् अग्निर् वीरुधां राजसूयम् । स नो ऽयं दर्भः परि पातु विश्वतो देवो मणिर् आयुषा सं सृजाति नः ॥1॥ 2. घृताद् उल्लुप्तो मधुमान् पयस्वान् भूमिदृंहो ऽच्युतश् च्यावयिष्णुः । नुदन्त् सपत्नान् अधरांश् च कृण्वन् दर्भा रोह महताम् इन्द्रियेण ॥2॥ 3. त्वं भूमिम् अत्य् एष्य् ओजसा त्वं वेद्यां सीदसि चारुर् अध्वरे । त्वां पवित्रम् ऋषयो ऽभरन्त त्वं पुनीहि दुरितान्य् अस्मत् ॥3॥ 4. तीक्ष्णो राजा विषासही रक्षोहा विश्वचर्षणिः । ओजो देवानां बलम् उग्रम् एतत् तं ते बध्नामि जरसे स्वस्तये ॥4॥ 5. दर्भेण त्वं कृणवद् वीर्याणि दर्भं बिभ्रद् आत्मना मा व्यथिष्ठाः । अतिष्ठाय वर्चसाधान्यान्त् सूर्य इवा भाहि प्रदिशश् चतस्रः ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. sahasrārghaḥ śatakāṇḍaḥ payasvān apām agnir vīrudhāṃ rājasūyam | sa no 'yaṃ darbhaḥ pari pātu viśvato devo maṇir āyuṣā saṃ sṛjāti naḥ ||1|| 2. ghṛtād ullupto madhumān payasvān bhūmidṛṃho 'cyutaś cyāvayiṣṇuḥ | nudant sapatnān adharāṃś ca kṛṇvan darbhā roha mahatām indriyeṇa ||2|| 3. tvaṃ bhūmim aty eṣy ojasā tvaṃ vedyāṃ sīdasi cārur adhvare | tvāṃ pavitram ṛṣayo 'bharanta tvaṃ punīhi duritāny asmat ||3|| 4. tīkṣṇo rājā viṣāsahī rakṣohā viśvacarṣaṇiḥ | ojo devānāṃ balam ugram etat taṃ te badhnāmi jarase svastaye ||4|| 5. darbheṇa tvaṃ kṛṇavad vīryāṇi darbhaṃ bibhrad ātmanā mā vyathiṣṭhāḥ | atiṣṭhāya varcasādhānyānt sūrya ivā bhāhi pradiśaś catasraḥ ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.34 — Hymn 34. A protective charm addressed to the panacea called A Jangida
1. Jangida, thou art Angiras: thou art a guardian, Jangida. Let Jangida, keep safely all our bipeds and our quadrupeds.
2. Dice-witcheries, the fifty-threes, the hundred witchcraft-practi- sers, All these may Jangida make weak, bereft of their effectual force.
3. Baffle the loud factitious howl, make impotent the seven decays. As when an archer speeds the shaft, drive away want, O Jangida,
4. This counteracts the sorceress, this banishes malignity: Then may victorious Jangida's prolong the days we have to live.
5. Let Jangida's protecting might encompass us on every side. Wherewith he quells Vishkandha and Sanskandha, might by greater might.
6. Three times the Gods engendered thee fixt on the surface of the earth; The Brāhmans of the olden time knew that thy name was Angiras;
7. The ancient plants surpass thee not, nor any herbs of recent days. A potent charm is Jangida, a most felicitous defence.
8. Then when thou sprangest into life, Jangida of un-measured strength, Indra, O mighty One, bestowed great power upon thee from the first.
9. To thee in truth, O Forest Tree, Indra the mighty One gave strength. Driving away all maladies, strike thou the demons down, O Plant.
10. Lumbago and rheumatic pain, consumptive cough, and pleurisy, And fever which each Autumn brings, may Jangida make- powerless.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. जाङ्गिडो ऽसि जङ्गिडो रक्षितासि जङ्गिदः । द्विपाच् चतुष्पाद् अस्माकं सर्वं रक्षतु जङ्गिदः ॥1॥ 2. या गृत्स्यस् त्रिपञ्चाशीः शतं कृत्याकृतश् च ये । सर्वान् विनक्तु तेजसो ऽरसां जङ्गिदस् करत् ॥2॥ 3. अरसं कृत्रिमं नादम् अरसाः सप्त विस्रसः । अपेतो जङ्गिडामतिम् इषुम् अस्तेव शातय ॥3॥ 4. कृत्यादूषण एवायम् अथो अरातिदूषणः । अथो सहस्वाञ् जङ्गिडः प्र न आयुम्षि तारिषत् ॥4॥ 5. स जङ्गिडस्य महिमा परि णः पातु विश्वतः । विष्कन्धं येन सासह संस्कन्धम् ओज ओजसा ॥5॥ 6. त्रिष् ट्वा देवा अजनयन् निष्ठितं भूम्याम् अधि । तम् उ त्वाङ्गिरा इति ब्राह्मणाः पूर्व्या विदुः ॥6॥ 7. न त्वा पूर्वा ओषधयो न त्वा तरन्ति या नवाः । विबाध उग्रो जङ्गिडः परिपाणः सुमङ्गलः ॥7॥ 8. अथोपदान भगवो जाङ्गिडामितवीर्य । पुरा त उग्रा ग्रसत उपेन्द्रो वीर्यं ददौ ॥8॥ 9. उग्र इत् ते वनस्पत इन्द्र ओज्मानम् आ दधौ । अमीवाः सर्वाश् चातयं जहि रक्षांस्य् ओषधे ॥9॥ 10. आशरीकं विशरीकं बलासं पृष्ट्यामयम् । तक्मानं विश्वशारदम् अरसां जङ्गिडस् करत् ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. jāṅgiḍo 'si jaṅgiḍo rakṣitāsi jaṅgidaḥ | dvipāc catuṣpād asmākaṃ sarvaṃ rakṣatu jaṅgidaḥ ||1|| 2. yā gṛtsyas tripañcāśīḥ śataṃ kṛtyākṛtaś ca ye | sarvān vinaktu tejaso 'rasāṃ jaṅgidas karat ||2|| 3. arasaṃ kṛtrimaṃ nādam arasāḥ sapta visrasaḥ | apeto jaṅgiḍāmatim iṣum asteva śātaya ||3|| 4. kṛtyādūṣaṇa evāyam atho arātidūṣaṇaḥ | atho sahasvāñ jaṅgiḍaḥ pra na āyumṣi tāriṣat ||4|| 5. sa jaṅgiḍasya mahimā pari ṇaḥ pātu viśvataḥ | viṣkandhaṃ yena sāsaha saṃskandham oja ojasā ||5|| 6. triṣ ṭvā devā ajanayan niṣṭhitaṃ bhūmyām adhi | tam u tvāṅgirā iti brāhmaṇāḥ pūrvyā viduḥ ||6|| 7. na tvā pūrvā oṣadhayo na tvā taranti yā navāḥ | vibādha ugro jaṅgiḍaḥ paripāṇaḥ sumaṅgalaḥ ||7|| 8. athopadāna bhagavo jāṅgiḍāmitavīrya | purā ta ugrā grasata upendro vīryaṃ dadau ||8|| 9. ugra it te vanaspata indra ojmānam ā dadhau | amīvāḥ sarvāś cātayaṃ jahi rakṣāṃsy oṣadhe ||9|| 10. āśarīkaṃ viśarīkaṃ balāsaṃ pṛṣṭyāmayam | takmānaṃ viśvaśāradam arasāṃ jaṅgiḍas karat ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.35 — Hymn 35. A similar charm addressed to the same
1. While their lips uttered Indra's name the Rishis gave us Jangida.. Which in the earliest time Gods made a remedy, Vishkandha's- cure.
2. So may this Jangida guard us, even as a treasurer guards wealth,. Even this which Gods and Brāhmans made a malice-quelling sure defence.
3. Hard-hearted men, the cruel eye, the sinner who hath come to- us, Destroy thou these with watchful care, O thou who hast a. thousand eyes. Thou, Jangida, art my defence.
4. Guard me from earth and guard me from the heavens, guard me from middle air, from plants protect me. Protect me from the present and the future. From every region Jangida preserve us!
5. All sorcerers made by the Gods, all that arise from mortal men,. These, one and all, let Jangida, healer of all, make impotent.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इन्द्रस्य नाम गृह्णन्त ऋसयो जङ्गिदं ददुः । देवा यं चक्रुर् भेषजम् अग्रे विष्कन्धदूषणम् ॥1॥ 2. स नो रक्षतु जङ्गिडो धनपालो धनेव । देवा यं चक्रुर् ब्राह्मणाः परिपाणम् अरातिहम् ॥2॥ 3. दुर्हार्दः संघोरं चक्षुः पापकृत्वानम् आगमम् । तांस् त्वं सहस्रचक्षो प्रतीबोधेन नाशय परिपाणो ऽसि जङ्गिडः ॥3॥ 4. परि मा दिवः परि मा पृथिव्याः पर्य् अन्तरिक्षात् परि मा वीरुद्भ्यः । परि मा भूतात् परि मोत भव्याद् दिशोदिशो जङ्गिडः पात्व् अस्मान् ॥4॥ 5. य ऋष्णवो देवकृता य उतो ववृते ऽन्यः । सर्वां स्तान् विश्वभेषजो ऽरसां जङ्गिडस् करत् ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. indrasya nāma gṛhṇanta ṛsayo jaṅgidaṃ daduḥ | devā yaṃ cakrur bheṣajam agre viṣkandhadūṣaṇam ||1|| 2. sa no rakṣatu jaṅgiḍo dhanapālo dhaneva | devā yaṃ cakrur brāhmaṇāḥ paripāṇam arātiham ||2|| 3. durhārdaḥ saṃghoraṃ cakṣuḥ pāpakṛtvānam āgamam | tāṃs tvaṃ sahasracakṣo pratībodhena nāśaya paripāṇo 'si jaṅgiḍaḥ ||3|| 4. pari mā divaḥ pari mā pṛthivyāḥ pary antarikṣāt pari mā vīrudbhyaḥ | pari mā bhūtāt pari mota bhavyād diśodiśo jaṅgiḍaḥ pātv asmān ||4|| 5. ya ṛṣṇavo devakṛtā ya uto vavṛte 'nyaḥ | sarvāṃ stān viśvabheṣajo 'rasāṃ jaṅgiḍas karat ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.36 — Hymn 36. A charm against disease and evil spirits
1. The Hundred-haired hath banished hence fiends and Consump- tions by its might. With splendour hath the charm that scares demons of ill-name mounted up.
2. It drives off demons with its horns and sorceresses with its root, It stays Consumption with its waist: from this no wickedness escapes.
3. Consumptions, light and serious, and those which sounds accompany, All these the Amulet, Hundred-haired, scarer of fiends, hath banished hence.
4. A hundred men hath it produced, hundred Consumptions chased away, All fiends of evil-name it hath smitten, and shakes the Rākshasas.
5. The Bull that weareth horns of gold, this Amulet with hundred hairs, Hath cleft the demons of ill-name and overcome the Rākshasas.
6. Hundred she-fiends, a hundred of Gandharvas and Apsarasas, A hundred of dog-mated nymphs, I keep away with Hundred- Hair
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. शतवारो अनीनशद् यक्ष्मान् रक्षांसि तेजसा । आरोहन् वर्चसा सह मणिर् दुर्णामचातनः ॥1॥ 2. शृङ्गाभ्यां रक्षो नुदते मूलेन यातुधान्यः । मध्येन यक्ष्मं बाधते नैनं पाप्माति तत्रति ॥2॥ 3. ये यक्ष्मासो अर्भका महान्तो ये च शब्दिनः । सर्वां दुर्णामहा मणिः शतवारो अनीनशत् ॥3॥ 4. शतं वीरान् अजनयच् छतं यक्ष्मान् अपावपत् । दुर्णाम्नः सर्वान् हत्वाव रक्षांसि धूनुते ॥4॥ 5. हिरण्यशृङ्ग ऋषभः शातवारो अयं मणिः । दुर्णाम्नः सर्वांस् तृध्वाव रक्षांस्य् अक्रमीत् ॥5॥ 6. शतम् अहं दुर्णाम्नीनां गन्धर्वाप्सरसां शतम् । शतम् शश्वन्वतीनां शतवारेण वारये ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. śatavāro anīnaśad yakṣmān rakṣāṃsi tejasā | ārohan varcasā saha maṇir durṇāmacātanaḥ ||1|| 2. śṛṅgābhyāṃ rakṣo nudate mūlena yātudhānyaḥ | madhyena yakṣmaṃ bādhate nainaṃ pāpmāti tatrati ||2|| 3. ye yakṣmāso arbhakā mahānto ye ca śabdinaḥ | sarvāṃ durṇāmahā maṇiḥ śatavāro anīnaśat ||3|| 4. śataṃ vīrān ajanayac chataṃ yakṣmān apāvapat | durṇāmnaḥ sarvān hatvāva rakṣāṃsi dhūnute ||4|| 5. hiraṇyaśṛṅga ṛṣabhaḥ śātavāro ayaṃ maṇiḥ | durṇāmnaḥ sarvāṃs tṛdhvāva rakṣāṃsy akramīt ||5|| 6. śatam ahaṃ durṇāmnīnāṃ gandharvāpsarasāṃ śatam | śatam śaśvanvatīnāṃ śatavāreṇa vāraye ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.37 — Hymn 37. A charm to secure long life and dominion to a prince
1. To me hath come this word given by Agni, fame, force and might, and strength, and life, and lustre. May Agni too bestow on me three-times a hundred manly powers.
2. For mighty strength, for action, I receive thee, for manly power, to last a hundred autumns.
3. For conquering strength and energy and vigour I fasten thee for chieftainship, for bearing royal dominion through a hundred autumns.
4. With Seasons and with Season-groups, for vigour and extended life. With splendour of the perfect year we fasten thee about the neck.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इदं वर्चो अग्निना दत्तम् आगन् भर्गो यशः सह ओजो वयो बलम् । त्रयस्त्रिंशद् यानि च वीर्याणि तान्य् अग्निः प्र ददातु मे ॥1॥ 2. वर्च आ धेहि मे तन्वां सह ओजो वयो बलम् । इन्द्रियाय त्वा कर्मणे वीर्याय प्रति गृह्णामि शतशारदाय ॥2॥ 3. ऊर्जे त्वा बलाय त्वौजसे सहसे त्वा । अभिभूयाय त्वा राष्ट्रभृत्याय पर्य् ऊहामि शतशारदाय ॥3॥ 4. ऋतुभ्यष् ट्वार्तवेभ्यो माद्भ्यः संवत्सरेभ्यः । धात्रे विधात्रे समृधे भूतस्य पतये यजे ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. idaṃ varco agninā dattam āgan bhargo yaśaḥ saha ojo vayo balam | trayastriṃśad yāni ca vīryāṇi tāny agniḥ pra dadātu me ||1|| 2. varca ā dhehi me tanvāṃ saha ojo vayo balam | indriyāya tvā karmaṇe vīryāya prati gṛhṇāmi śataśāradāya ||2|| 3. ūrje tvā balāya tvaujase sahase tvā | abhibhūyāya tvā rāṣṭrabhṛtyāya pary ūhāmi śataśāradāya ||3|| 4. ṛtubhyaṣ ṭvārtavebhyo mādbhyaḥ saṃvatsarebhyaḥ | dhātre vidhātre samṛdhe bhūtasya pataye yaje ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.38 — Hymn 38. A protective charm
1. Never Consumption, never curse touches the man, Arundhatī! Whom the delicious odour of the healing Bdellium penetrates
2. Consumptions flee apart from it as from a wild beast fly the deer. If thou, O Bdellium, art produced from Sindhu or hast come from sea, The quality of both have I taken to keep this man unscathed.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. न तं यक्ष्मा अरुन्धते नैनं शपथो अश्नुते । यं भेषजस्य गुल्गुलोः सुरभिर् गन्धो अश्नुते ॥1॥ 2. विष्वञ्चस् तस्माद् यक्ष्मा मृगा अश्वा इवेरते । यद् गुल्गुलु सैन्धवं यद् वाप्य् असि समुद्रियम् ॥2॥ 3. उभयोर् अग्रभं नामास्मा अरिष्टतातये ॥3॥
Transliteration
1. na taṃ yakṣmā arundhate nainaṃ śapatho aśnute | yaṃ bheṣajasya gulguloḥ surabhir gandho aśnute ||1|| 2. viṣvañcas tasmād yakṣmā mṛgā aśvā iverate | yad gulgulu saindhavaṃ yad vāpy asi samudriyam ||2|| 3. ubhayor agrabhaṃ nāmāsmā ariṣṭatātaye ||3||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.39 — Hymn 39. A protective charm
1. Let Kushtha from the Hill of Snow come, a divine deliverer. Banish thou all Consumption, drive all sorceresses far away.
2. Kushtha, three several names hast thou, Naghamāra, Naghārisha: let not mishap befall this man, For whom I make a charm of thee at eve, at morning, and by day.
3. Jivalā is thy mother's name, thy father's name is Jivala; let not mishap, etc.
4. Thou art the best amid the plants, even as the ox is best of tame, the tiger of rapacious beasts: let not mishap, etc.
5. Born thrice from the Ādityas, thrice from Bhrigus, thrice from Angiras' sons, born from the Visve Devas thrice, Healer of every malady, that Kushtha stands by Soma's side. Banish thou all Consumption, drive all sorceresses far away.
6. In the third heaven above us stands the Asvattha tree, the seat of Gods: There is embodiment of life that dies not: thence was Kushtha born.
7. There moved through heaven a golden ship, a ship with cordage wrought of gold: There is embodiment of life that dies not; thence was Kushtha born.
8. Where is the Sinking of the Ship, the summit of the Hill of Snow, There is embodiment of life that dies not: thence was Kustha born. Healer of every malady, that Kushtha stands by Soma's side. Banish thou all Consumption, drive all sorceresses far away.
9. Thou whom Ikshvāku's ancestor, whom he who well-loved Kushtha, knew, Whom Vāyasa and Mātsya knew, hence healer of all ills art thou.
10. O thou who hast all-reaching might drive away Fever, drive it down, racking Fever, tertian, continual, lasting for a year.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. ऐतु देवस् त्रायमाणः कुष्ठो हिमवतस् परि । तक्मानं सर्वं नाशय सर्वाश् च यातुधान्यः ॥1॥ 2. त्रीणि ते कुष्ठ नामानि नद्यमारो नद्यारिषः । नद्यायं पुरुषो रिषत् । यस्मै परिब्रवीमि त्वा सायंप्रातर् अथो दिवा ॥2॥ 3. जीवला नाम ते माता जीवन्तो नाम ते पिता । नद्यायं पुरुषो रिषत् । यस्मै परिब्रवीमि त्वा सायंप्रातर् अथो दिवा ॥3॥ 4. उत्तमो अस्य् ओषधीनाम् अनड्वान् जगताम् इव व्याघ्रः श्वपदाम् इव । नद्यायं पुरुषो रिषत् । यस्मै परिब्रवीमि त्वा सायंप्रातर् अथो दिवा ॥4॥ 5. त्रिः शाम्बुभ्यो अङ्गिरेभ्यस् त्रिर् आदित्येभ्यस् परि । त्रिर् जातो विश्वदेवेभ्यः । स कुष्ठो विश्वभेषजः साकं सोमेन तिष्ठति । 6. अश्वत्थो देवसदनस् तृतीयस्याम् इतो दिवि । तत्रामृतस्य चक्षणं ततः कुष्ठो अजायत । स कुष्ठो विश्वभेषजः साकं सोमेन तिष्ठति । 7. हिरण्ययी नौर् अचरद् धिरण्यबन्धना दिवि । तत्रामृतस्य चक्षणं ततः कुष्ठो अजायत । स कुष्ठो विश्वभेषजः साकं सोमेन तिष्ठति । 8. यत्र नावप्रभ्रंशनं यत्र हिमवतः शिरः । तत्रामृतस्य चक्षणं ततः कुष्ठो अजायत । स कुष्ठो विश्वभेषजः साकं सोमेन तिष्ठति । 9. यं त्वा वेद पूर्व इक्ष्वाको यं वा त्वा कुष्ठ काम्यः । यं वा वसो यम् आत्स्यस् तेनासि विश्वभेषजः ॥9॥ 10. शीर्षशोकं तृतीयकं सदंदिर् यश् च हायनः । तक्मानं विश्वधावीर्याधराञ्चं परा सुव ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. aitu devas trāyamāṇaḥ kuṣṭho himavatas pari | takmānaṃ sarvaṃ nāśaya sarvāś ca yātudhānyaḥ ||1|| 2. trīṇi te kuṣṭha nāmāni nadyamāro nadyāriṣaḥ | nadyāyaṃ puruṣo riṣat | yasmai paribravīmi tvā sāyaṃprātar atho divā ||2|| 3. jīvalā nāma te mātā jīvanto nāma te pitā | nadyāyaṃ puruṣo riṣat | yasmai paribravīmi tvā sāyaṃprātar atho divā ||3|| 4. uttamo asy oṣadhīnām anaḍvān jagatām iva vyāghraḥ śvapadām iva | nadyāyaṃ puruṣo riṣat | yasmai paribravīmi tvā sāyaṃprātar atho divā ||4|| 5. triḥ śāmbubhyo aṅgirebhyas trir ādityebhyas pari | trir jāto viśvadevebhyaḥ | sa kuṣṭho viśvabheṣajaḥ sākaṃ somena tiṣṭhati | 6. aśvattho devasadanas tṛtīyasyām ito divi | tatrāmṛtasya cakṣaṇaṃ tataḥ kuṣṭho ajāyata | sa kuṣṭho viśvabheṣajaḥ sākaṃ somena tiṣṭhati | 7. hiraṇyayī naur acarad dhiraṇyabandhanā divi | tatrāmṛtasya cakṣaṇaṃ tataḥ kuṣṭho ajāyata | sa kuṣṭho viśvabheṣajaḥ sākaṃ somena tiṣṭhati | 8. yatra nāvaprabhraṃśanaṃ yatra himavataḥ śiraḥ | tatrāmṛtasya cakṣaṇaṃ tataḥ kuṣṭho ajāyata | sa kuṣṭho viśvabheṣajaḥ sākaṃ somena tiṣṭhati | 9. yaṃ tvā veda pūrva ikṣvāko yaṃ vā tvā kuṣṭha kāmyaḥ | yaṃ vā vaso yam ātsyas tenāsi viśvabheṣajaḥ ||9|| 10. śīrṣaśokaṃ tṛtīyakaṃ sadaṃdir yaś ca hāyanaḥ | takmānaṃ viśvadhāvīryādharāñcaṃ parā suva ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.40 — Hymn 40. A prayer for pardon of error in sacrifice, and for wisdom, strength, and life
1. For each defect of mine in voice and spirit I have approached One vehement and ardent. With all the Deities, fully approving, Brihaspati supply the want!
2. Disturb ye not our intellect, O Waters, nor the power of prayer Glide on your way, strength-giving, invocated: may I be vigor- ous and wise.
3. Mar not our consecrating rite, our intellect, or fervent zeal. Gracious to us for lengthened life, propitious let the Mothers be.
4. Vouchsafe to us, ye Asvins twain, such strength as, with atten- dant light, May through the darkness carry us.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यन् मे छिद्रं मनसो यच् च वाचः सरस्वती मन्युमन्तं जगाम । विश्वैस् तद् देवैः सह संविदानः सं दधातु बृहस्पतिः ॥1॥ 2. मा न आपो मेधां मा ब्रह्म प्र मथिष्टन । सुष्यदा यूयं स्यन्दध्वम् उपहूतो ऽहं सुमेधा वर्चस्वी ॥2॥ 3. मा नो मेधां मा नो दीक्षां मा नो हिंसिष्टं यत् तपः । शिवा नः शं सन्त्व् आयुषे शिवा भवन्तु मातरः ॥3॥ 4. या नः पीपरद् अश्विना ज्योतिष्मती तमस् तिरः । ताम् अस्मे रासताम् इषम् ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. yan me chidraṃ manaso yac ca vācaḥ sarasvatī manyumantaṃ jagāma | viśvais tad devaiḥ saha saṃvidānaḥ saṃ dadhātu bṛhaspatiḥ ||1|| 2. mā na āpo medhāṃ mā brahma pra mathiṣṭana | suṣyadā yūyaṃ syandadhvam upahūto 'haṃ sumedhā varcasvī ||2|| 3. mā no medhāṃ mā no dīkṣāṃ mā no hiṃsiṣṭaṃ yat tapaḥ | śivā naḥ śaṃ santv āyuṣe śivā bhavantu mātaraḥ ||3|| 4. yā naḥ pīparad aśvinā jyotiṣmatī tamas tiraḥ | tām asme rāsatām iṣam ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.41 — Hymn 41. A benediction on a newly elected king
1. Desiring bliss, at first, light-finding Rishis began religious rite and holy fervour. Thence energy was born, and might, and kingship: so to this man let gathered Gods incline them.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. भद्रम् इछन्त ऋषयः स्वर्विदस् तपो दीक्षाम् उपनिषेदुर् अग्रे । ततो राष्ट्रं बलम् ओजश् च जातं तद् अस्मै देवा उपसंनमन्तु ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. bhadram ichanta ṛṣayaḥ svarvidas tapo dīkṣām upaniṣedur agre | tato rāṣṭraṃ balam ojaś ca jātaṃ tad asmai devā upasaṃnamantu ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.42 — Hymn 42. In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion
1. Brahma is Hotar, sacrifice: with Brahma are the stakes set up. From Brahma was the Adhvaryu born, from Brahma hidden offering.
2. Brahma is fatness-dropping scoops: with Brahma was the altar reared. Brahma is worship, lengthened rite, the Rishis who pay sacrifice, the victim's Immolators. Hail!
3. To him who frees from woe mine hymn I offer, to the Good Guardian, as I seek his favour. Accept this offering of mine, O Indra. Fulfilled be all the sacri- ficer's wishes!
4. With prayer I call on him who frees from trouble, Prince of Gods, Splendid, chief of sacrifices, I call the Waters' Child and both the Asvins, Vigour is mine, and strength bestowed by Indra.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. ब्रह्म होता ब्रह्म यज्ञा ब्रह्मणा स्वरवो मिताः । अध्वर्युर् ब्रह्मणो जातो ब्रह्मणो ऽन्तर्हितं हविः ॥1॥ 2. ब्रह्म स्रुचो घृतवतीर् ब्रह्मणा वेदिर् उद्धिता । ब्रह्म यज्ञस्य तत्त्वं च ऋत्विजो ये हविष्कृतः । शमिताय स्वाहा ॥2॥ 3. अंहोमुचे प्र भरे मनीषाम् आ सुत्राव्णे सुमतिम् आवृणानः । इमम् इन्द्र प्रति हव्यं गृभाय सत्याः सन्तु यजमानस्य कामाः ॥3॥ 4. अंहोमुचं व्र्षभं यज्ञियानां विराजन्तं प्रथमम् अध्वराणम् । अपां नपातम् अश्विना हुवे धिय इन्द्रियेण त इन्द्रियं दत्तम् ओजः ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. brahma hotā brahma yajñā brahmaṇā svaravo mitāḥ | adhvaryur brahmaṇo jāto brahmaṇo 'ntarhitaṃ haviḥ ||1|| 2. brahma sruco ghṛtavatīr brahmaṇā vedir uddhitā | brahma yajñasya tattvaṃ ca ṛtvijo ye haviṣkṛtaḥ | śamitāya svāhā ||2|| 3. aṃhomuce pra bhare manīṣām ā sutrāvṇe sumatim āvṛṇānaḥ | imam indra prati havyaṃ gṛbhāya satyāḥ santu yajamānasya kāmāḥ ||3|| 4. aṃhomucaṃ vrṣabhaṃ yajñiyānāṃ virājantaṃ prathamam adhvarāṇam | apāṃ napātam aśvinā huve dhiya indriyeṇa ta indriyaṃ dattam ojaḥ ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.43 — Hymn 43. In praise of Brahma, Prayer, or Devotion
1. Whither men versed in Brahma go, with fervour and the cleans- ing rite, Thither let Agni lead me, let Agni give me intelligence, All hail to Agni!
2. Whither etc. Thither let Vāyu lead me, let Vāyu vouchsafe me vital breath. All hail to Vāyu!
3. Whither, etc. Thither let Sūrya lead me, let Sūrya vouchsafe me power of sight. All hail to Sürya
4. Whither, etc. Thither let Chandra lead me, let Chandra vouchsafe me intellect. All hail to Chandra!
5. Whither, etc. Thither let Soma lead me, let Soma vouchsafe me vital sap. All hail to Soma!
6. Whither, etc. Thither let Indra lead me, let Indra bestow upon me power. All hail to Indra!
7. Whither, etc. Thither, let Waters lead me, let the Waters give me deathless life. All hail to Waters!
8. Whither, etc. Thither let Brahma lead me, let Brahma give Brahma unto me. All hail to Brahma!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । अग्निर् मा तत्र नयत्व् अग्निर् मेधा दधातु मे । अग्नये स्वाहा ॥1॥ 2. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । वायुर् मा तत्र नयतु वायुः प्रणान् दधातु मे वायवे स्वाहा ॥2॥ 3. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । सूर्यो मा तत्र नयतु चक्षुः सूर्यो दधातु मे । सूर्याय स्वाहा ॥3॥ 4. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । चन्द्रो मा तत्र नयतु मनश् चन्द्रो दधातु मे । चन्द्राय स्वाहा ॥4॥ 5. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । सोमो मा तत्र नयतु पयः सोमो दधातु मे । सोमाय स्वाहा ॥5॥ 6. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । इन्द्रो मा तत्र नयतु बलम् इन्द्रो दधातु मे । इन्द्राय स्वाहा ॥6॥ 7. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । आपो मा तत्र नयत्व् अमृतम् मोप तिष्ठतु । अद्भ्यः स्वाहा ॥7॥ 8. यत्र ब्रह्मविदो यान्ति दीक्षया तपसा सह । ब्रह्मा मा तत्र नयतु ब्रह्मा ब्रह्म दधातु मे । ब्रह्मणे स्वाहा ॥8॥
Transliteration
1. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | agnir mā tatra nayatv agnir medhā dadhātu me | agnaye svāhā ||1|| 2. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | vāyur mā tatra nayatu vāyuḥ praṇān dadhātu me vāyave svāhā ||2|| 3. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | sūryo mā tatra nayatu cakṣuḥ sūryo dadhātu me | sūryāya svāhā ||3|| 4. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | candro mā tatra nayatu manaś candro dadhātu me | candrāya svāhā ||4|| 5. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | somo mā tatra nayatu payaḥ somo dadhātu me | somāya svāhā ||5|| 6. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | indro mā tatra nayatu balam indro dadhātu me | indrāya svāhā ||6|| 7. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | āpo mā tatra nayatv amṛtam mopa tiṣṭhatu | adbhyaḥ svāhā ||7|| 8. yatra brahmavido yānti dīkṣayā tapasā saha | brahmā mā tatra nayatu brahmā brahma dadhātu me | brahmaṇe svāhā ||8||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.44 — Hymn 44. A curative and protective charm
1. Thou art the lengthening of life, thy name is Universal Cure: Then, Ointment! send felicity; Waters, send happiness and peace.
2. The yellow hue, the feverish heat, the shooting pain that rends II the limbs, All the consumptive malady let the Ointment drive from out thy frame.
3. Let the Salve born upon the earth, benignant, giving life to man. Make the swift rider on the car sinless, exempt from sudden death.
4. Preserve our breath, O Vital Breath, have mercy on our life, O Life. From snares of Nirriti do thou, O Nirriti, deliver us.
5. Thou art the babe of Sindhu, thou art lightnings' flower, wind, breath, and Sun: thou art the eye and milk of heaven.
6. Gods' Ointment from the Three Peaked Hill, preserve thou me on every side. No plants of earth surpass thee, none from mountain or from cultured ground.
7. Now hath it gently crept within, fiend-slaying, chasing malady. And driving all diseases hence, and evil omens, banished them.
8. Full many a falsehood, O thou King Varuna, man hath uttered here: Do thou who hast a thousand powers preserve us from that misery.
9. If we have cried, O Waters! Cows! if we have cried, O Varuna! For this endowed with thousand powers! deliver us from misery.
10. Mitra and Varuna, O Salve have closely followed after thee May they, when they have followed thee afar, restore thee for our use.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. आयुषो ऽसि प्रतरणं विप्रं भेषजम् उच्यसे । तद् आञ्जन त्वं शंताते शम् आपो अभयं कृतम् ॥1॥ 2. यो हरिमा जायान्यो ऽङ्गभेदो विषल्पकः । सर्वं ते यक्ष्मम् अङ्गेभ्यो बहिर् निर् हन्त्व् आञ्जनम् ॥2॥ 3. आञ्जनं पृथिव्यां जातं भद्रं पुरुषजीवनम् । कृणोत्व् अप्रमायुकं रथजूतिम् अनागसम् ॥3॥ 4. प्राण प्राणं त्रायस्वासो असवे मृड । निरृते निरृत्या नः पाशेभ्यो मुञ्च ॥4॥ 5. सिन्धोर् गर्भो ऽसि विद्युतां पुष्पम् । वातः प्राणः सूर्यश् चक्षुर् दिवस् पयः ॥5॥ 6. देवाञ्जन त्रैककुद परि मा पाहि विश्वतः । न त्वा तरन्त्य् ओषधयो बाह्याः पर्वतीया उत ॥6॥ 7. वीदं मध्यम् अवासृपद् रक्षोहामीवचातनः । अमीवाः सर्वाश् चातयन् नाशयद् अभिभा इतः ॥7॥ 8. बह्व् इदं राजन् वरुणानृतम् आह पूरुषः । तस्मात् सहस्रवीर्य मुञ्च नः पर्य् अंहसः ॥8॥ 9. यद् आपो अघ्न्या इति वरुणेति यद् ऊचिम । तस्मात् सहस्रवीर्य मुञ्च नः पर्य् अंहसः ॥9॥ 10. मित्रश् च त्वा वरुणश् चानुप्रेयतुर् आञ्जन । तौ त्वानुगत्य दूरं भोगाय पुनर् ओहतुः ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. āyuṣo 'si prataraṇaṃ vipraṃ bheṣajam ucyase | tad āñjana tvaṃ śaṃtāte śam āpo abhayaṃ kṛtam ||1|| 2. yo harimā jāyānyo 'ṅgabhedo viṣalpakaḥ | sarvaṃ te yakṣmam aṅgebhyo bahir nir hantv āñjanam ||2|| 3. āñjanaṃ pṛthivyāṃ jātaṃ bhadraṃ puruṣajīvanam | kṛṇotv apramāyukaṃ rathajūtim anāgasam ||3|| 4. prāṇa prāṇaṃ trāyasvāso asave mṛḍa | nirṛte nirṛtyā naḥ pāśebhyo muñca ||4|| 5. sindhor garbho 'si vidyutāṃ puṣpam | vātaḥ prāṇaḥ sūryaś cakṣur divas payaḥ ||5|| 6. devāñjana traikakuda pari mā pāhi viśvataḥ | na tvā taranty oṣadhayo bāhyāḥ parvatīyā uta ||6|| 7. vīdaṃ madhyam avāsṛpad rakṣohāmīvacātanaḥ | amīvāḥ sarvāś cātayan nāśayad abhibhā itaḥ ||7|| 8. bahv idaṃ rājan varuṇānṛtam āha pūruṣaḥ | tasmāt sahasravīrya muñca naḥ pary aṃhasaḥ ||8|| 9. yad āpo aghnyā iti varuṇeti yad ūcima | tasmāt sahasravīrya muñca naḥ pary aṃhasaḥ ||9|| 10. mitraś ca tvā varuṇaś cānupreyatur āñjana | tau tvānugatya dūraṃ bhogāya punar ohatuḥ ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.45 — Hymn 45. A curative and protective charm
1. As debt from debt repay and send sorcery to the sorcerer's house. Split, Salve! the cruel villain's ribs whose evil eye bewitches us.
2. Whatever evil dream we have, what'er befall our kine or home, Be this that is salubrity, the evil-hearted's foe applied.
3. Increasing from the Waters' strength and vigour, sprung into life from Agni Jātavedas, Strong as four heroes, mountain born, this Ointment make for thee quarters and mind-points auspicious!
4. On thee is laid the Chaturvira Ointment: let all the regions give thee peace and safety. Secure like precious Savitar thou standest: to thee let all these regions bring their tribute.
5. Make one thy salve, thine amulet another, drink one, and with another bathe thy body. So let the Chaturvira keep us guarded from the four bonds of Nirriti and Grāhi.
6. May Agni protect me with fire for inspiration and expiration, for strength, for energy, for vigour, for weal and prosperity. All Hail!
7. May Indra protect me with his Indra-power for inspiration, etc.
8. May Soma protect me with Soma-power, etc.
9. May Bhaga with good fortune protect me, etc.
10. May the Maruts protect me with their troops for inspiration and expiration, for strength, for energy, for vigour, for weal and prosperity. All Hail!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. ऋणाद् ऋणम् इव सं नय कृत्यां कृत्याकृतो गृहम् । चक्षुर्मन्त्रस्य दुर्हार्दः पृष्टीर् अपि शृणाञ्जन ॥1॥ 2. यद् अस्मासु दुष्वप्न्यं यद् गोषु यच् च नो गृहे । अनामगस् तं च दुर्हार्दः प्रियः प्रति मुञ्चताम् ॥2॥ 3. अपाम् ऊर्ज ओजसो वावृधानम् अग्नेर् जातम् अधि जातवेदसः । चतुर्वीरं पर्वतीयं यद् आञ्जनं दिशः प्रदिशः करद् इच् छिवास् ते ॥3॥ 4. चतुर्वीरं बध्यत आञ्जनं ते सर्वा दिशो अभयास् ते भवन्तु । ध्रुवस् तिष्ठासि सवितेव चार्य इमा विशो अभि हरन्तु ते बलिम् ॥4॥ 5. आक्ष्वैकं मणिम् एकं क्र्णुष्व स्नाह्य् एकेना पिबैकम् एषाम् । चतुर्वीरं नैरृतेभ्यश् चतुर्भ्यो ग्राह्या बन्धेभ्यः परि पात्व् अस्मान् ॥5॥ 6. अग्निर् माग्निनावतु प्राणायापानायायुषे वर्चस ओजसे । तेजसे स्वस्तये सुभूतये स्वाहा ॥6॥ 7. इन्द्रो मेन्द्रियेणावतु प्राणायापानायायुषे वर्चस ओजसे । तेजसे स्वस्तये सुभूतये स्वाहा ॥7॥ 8. सोमो मा सौम्येनावतु प्राणायापानायायुषे वर्चस ओजसे । तेजसे स्वस्तये सुभूतये स्वाहा ॥8॥ 9. भगो म भगेनावतु प्राणायापानायायुषे वर्चस ओजसे । तेजसे स्वस्तये सुभूतये स्वाहा ॥9॥ 10. मरुतो मा गणैर् अवन्तु प्राणायापानायुषे वर्चस ओजसे तेजसे । स्वस्तये सुभूतये स्वाहा ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. ṛṇād ṛṇam iva saṃ naya kṛtyāṃ kṛtyākṛto gṛham | cakṣurmantrasya durhārdaḥ pṛṣṭīr api śṛṇāñjana ||1|| 2. yad asmāsu duṣvapnyaṃ yad goṣu yac ca no gṛhe | anāmagas taṃ ca durhārdaḥ priyaḥ prati muñcatām ||2|| 3. apām ūrja ojaso vāvṛdhānam agner jātam adhi jātavedasaḥ | caturvīraṃ parvatīyaṃ yad āñjanaṃ diśaḥ pradiśaḥ karad ic chivās te ||3|| 4. caturvīraṃ badhyata āñjanaṃ te sarvā diśo abhayās te bhavantu | dhruvas tiṣṭhāsi saviteva cārya imā viśo abhi harantu te balim ||4|| 5. ākṣvaikaṃ maṇim ekaṃ krṇuṣva snāhy ekenā pibaikam eṣām | caturvīraṃ nairṛtebhyaś caturbhyo grāhyā bandhebhyaḥ pari pātv asmān ||5|| 6. agnir māgnināvatu prāṇāyāpānāyāyuṣe varcasa ojase | tejase svastaye subhūtaye svāhā ||6|| 7. indro mendriyeṇāvatu prāṇāyāpānāyāyuṣe varcasa ojase | tejase svastaye subhūtaye svāhā ||7|| 8. somo mā saumyenāvatu prāṇāyāpānāyāyuṣe varcasa ojase | tejase svastaye subhūtaye svāhā ||8|| 9. bhago ma bhagenāvatu prāṇāyāpānāyāyuṣe varcasa ojase | tejase svastaye subhūtaye svāhā ||9|| 10. maruto mā gaṇair avantu prāṇāyāpānāyuṣe varcasa ojase tejase | svastaye subhūtaye svāhā ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.46 — Hymn 46. A charm accompanying investiture with an amulet that ensures safety and victory
1. For manly strength Prajāpati bound thee on first, invincible. This for long life on thee I bind for splendour, strength, and energy. Invincible, let it guard thee well.
2. Erect, invincible, be this man's watchful keeper: let not the Panis or the sorcerers harm thee. Shake off thy foes as Indra scattered Dasyus: quell all enemies. Invincible, let it guard thee well.
3. Indra hath lent the power of sight, and vital breath and strength to this. Whom even a hundred combatants, striking, have failed to over- come. Invincible, let it guard thee well.
4. Around thy limbs I place the mail of Indra who hath become the Gods' imperial Sovran. Again let all the Deities bring thee hither. Invincible let it guard thee well.
5. One and a hundred manly powers, a thousand lives hath this Amulet, unconquered ever. Go forth a tiger, strike down all thy foemen: let him who would oppose fall low beneath thee. Invincible, let it guard thee well.
6. Drawn forth from butter, rich in milk and sweetness, hundred- lived, thousand-homed, bestowing vigour, Kindly, delightsome, full of sap, and mighty, invincible let it guard thee well.
7. That thou mayst be pre-eminent, slayer of rivals, rivalless, May Savitar cause thee to be chief and controller of thy kin. Invincible, let it guard thee well.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. प्रजापतिष् ट्वा बध्नात् प्रथमम् अस्तृतं वीर्याय कम् । तत् ते बध्नाम्य् आयुषे वर्चस ओजसे च बलाय चास्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥1॥ 2. ऊर्ध्वस् तिष्ठतु रक्षन्न् अप्रमादम् अस्तृतेमम् मा त्वा दभन् पणयो यातुधानाः । इन्द्र इव दस्यून् अव धूनुष्व पृतन्यतः सर्वां छत्रून् वि षहस्वास्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥2॥ 3. शतं च न प्रहरन्तो निघ्नन्तो न तस्तिरे । तस्मिन्न् इन्द्रः पर्य् अदत्त चक्षुः प्राणम् अथो बलम् अस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥3॥ 4. इन्द्रस्य त्वा वर्मणा परि धापयामो यो देवानाम् अधिराजो बभूव । पुनस् त्वा देवाः प्र णयन्तु सर्वे ऽस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥4॥ 5. अस्मिन् मणाव् एकशतं वीर्याणि सहस्रं प्राणा अस्मिन्न् अस्तृते । व्याघ्रः शत्रून् अभि तिष्ठ सर्वान् यस् त्वा पृतन्याद् अधरः सो अस्त्व् अस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥5॥ 6. घृताद् उल्लुप्तो मधुमान् पयस्वान्त् सहस्रप्राणः शतयोनिर् वयोधाः । शम्भूश् च मयोभूश् चोर्जस्वांश् च पयस्वांश् चास्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥6॥ 7. यथा त्वम् उत्तरो ऽसो असपत्नः सपत्नहा । सजातानाम् असद् वशी तथा त्वा सविता करद् अस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु ॥7॥
Transliteration
1. prajāpatiṣ ṭvā badhnāt prathamam astṛtaṃ vīryāya kam | tat te badhnāmy āyuṣe varcasa ojase ca balāya cāstṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||1|| 2. ūrdhvas tiṣṭhatu rakṣann apramādam astṛtemam mā tvā dabhan paṇayo yātudhānāḥ | indra iva dasyūn ava dhūnuṣva pṛtanyataḥ sarvāṃ chatrūn vi ṣahasvāstṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||2|| 3. śataṃ ca na praharanto nighnanto na tastire | tasminn indraḥ pary adatta cakṣuḥ prāṇam atho balam astṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||3|| 4. indrasya tvā varmaṇā pari dhāpayāmo yo devānām adhirājo babhūva | punas tvā devāḥ pra ṇayantu sarve 'stṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||4|| 5. asmin maṇāv ekaśataṃ vīryāṇi sahasraṃ prāṇā asminn astṛte | vyāghraḥ śatrūn abhi tiṣṭha sarvān yas tvā pṛtanyād adharaḥ so astv astṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||5|| 6. ghṛtād ullupto madhumān payasvānt sahasraprāṇaḥ śatayonir vayodhāḥ | śambhūś ca mayobhūś corjasvāṃś ca payasvāṃś cāstṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||6|| 7. yathā tvam uttaro 'so asapatnaḥ sapatnahā | sajātānām asad vaśī tathā tvā savitā karad astṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu ||7||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.47 — Hymn 47. A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves
1. Night! the terrestrial realm hath been filled with the Father's power and might. Thou spreadest forth on high unto the seats of Heaven: dark- ness that strikes with awe comes near.
2. Each moving thing finds rest in her whose yonder boundary is not seen, nor that which keeps her separate. O spacious, darksome Night, may we uninjured reach the end of thee, reach, O thou blessed One, thine end.
3. Thy ninety-nine examiners, O Night, who look upon mankind, Eighty-and-eight in number, or seven-and-seventy are they.
4. Sixty-and-six, O opulent, fifty-and-five, O happy One, Forty-and-four and thirty-three are they, O thou enriched with spoil.
5. Twenty-and-two hast thou, O Night, eleven, yea, and fewer still. With these protectors guard us well. O Daughter of the Sky, to- day.
6. Let not a fiends or spiteful man, let no ill-wisher master us. Let not the robber seize our cows, nor the wolf take our sheep today.
7. Let not the thief, O Blessed, seize our horses, nor she-fiends our men. Let thief and robber run away on pathways most remote from us.
8. Far from us let Rope with Fangs, far from us let the wicked flee. Do thou make blind and headless. Night, the serpent with his pungent breath.
9. Crush the wolf's jaws in pieces, strike the robber dead against a post. In thee, O Night, do we abide: we here will sleep. Be watchful thou.
10. Give thou protection to our kine; and to our horses, and our men.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. आ रात्रि पार्थिवं रजः पितुर् अप्रायि धामभिः । दिवः सदांसि बृहती वि तिष्ठस आ त्वेषं वर्तते तमः ॥1॥ 2. न यस्याः पारं ददृशे न योयुवद् विश्वम् अस्यां नि विशते यद् एजति । अरिष्टासस् त उर्वि तमस्वति रात्रि पारम् अशीमहि भद्रे पारम् अशीमहि ॥2॥ 3. ये ते रात्रि नृचक्षसो द्रष्टारो नवतिर् नव । अशीतिः सन्त्य् अष्टा उतो ते सप्त सप्ततिः ॥3॥ 4. षष्टिश् च षट् च रेवति पञ्चाशत् पञ्च सुम्नयि । चत्वारश् चत्वारिंशच् च त्रयस् त्रिंशच् च वाजिनि ॥4॥ 5. द्वौ च ते विंशतिश् च ते रात्र्य् एकादशावमाः । तेभिर् नो अद्य पायुभिर् नु पाहि दुहितर् दिवः ॥5॥ 6. रक्षा माकिर् नो अघशंस ईशत मा नो दुःशंस ईशत । मा नो अद्य गवां स्तेनो मावीनां वृक ईशत ॥6॥ 7. माश्वानां भद्रे तस्करो मा नृणां यातुधान्यः । परमेभिः पथिभि स्तेनो धावतु तस्करः । परेण दत्वती रज्जुः परेणाघायुर् अर्षतु ॥7॥ 8. अध रात्रि तृष्टधूमम् अशीर्षाणम् अहिं कृणु । हनू वृकस्य जम्भया स्तेनं द्रुपदे जहि ॥8॥ 9. त्वयि रात्रि वसामसि स्वपिष्यामसि जागृहि । गोभ्यो नः शर्म यछाश्वेभ्यः पुरुषेभ्यः ॥9॥
Transliteration
1. ā rātri pārthivaṃ rajaḥ pitur aprāyi dhāmabhiḥ | divaḥ sadāṃsi bṛhatī vi tiṣṭhasa ā tveṣaṃ vartate tamaḥ ||1|| 2. na yasyāḥ pāraṃ dadṛśe na yoyuvad viśvam asyāṃ ni viśate yad ejati | ariṣṭāsas ta urvi tamasvati rātri pāram aśīmahi bhadre pāram aśīmahi ||2|| 3. ye te rātri nṛcakṣaso draṣṭāro navatir nava | aśītiḥ santy aṣṭā uto te sapta saptatiḥ ||3|| 4. ṣaṣṭiś ca ṣaṭ ca revati pañcāśat pañca sumnayi | catvāraś catvāriṃśac ca trayas triṃśac ca vājini ||4|| 5. dvau ca te viṃśatiś ca te rātry ekādaśāvamāḥ | tebhir no adya pāyubhir nu pāhi duhitar divaḥ ||5|| 6. rakṣā mākir no aghaśaṃsa īśata mā no duḥśaṃsa īśata | mā no adya gavāṃ steno māvīnāṃ vṛka īśata ||6|| 7. māśvānāṃ bhadre taskaro mā nṛṇāṃ yātudhānyaḥ | paramebhiḥ pathibhi steno dhāvatu taskaraḥ | pareṇa datvatī rajjuḥ pareṇāghāyur arṣatu ||7|| 8. adha rātri tṛṣṭadhūmam aśīrṣāṇam ahiṃ kṛṇu | hanū vṛkasya jambhayā stenaṃ drupade jahi ||8|| 9. tvayi rātri vasāmasi svapiṣyāmasi jāgṛhi | gobhyo naḥ śarma yachāśvebhyaḥ puruṣebhyaḥ ||9||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.48 — Hymn 48. A hymn to Night for protection
1. Then all that we accumulate, all that the treasure-chest contains,. All this do we entrust to thee.
2. Entrust thou us to Dawn, O Mother Night. May Dawn entrust us to the Day, and Day to thee, O splendid. One.
3. Whatever flying thing be here, whatever thing that creeps and. crawls. Whatever fastens on a joint, therefrom do thou protect us, Night.
4. So guard thou us from west and east, protect us from the north and south. O splendid One, preserve us: we, the singers of thy praise, are here.
5. They who are followers of Night, and they who watch o'er living things. They who protect all cattle, they keep watch and ward over our lives, over our herds keep watch and ward.
6. Verily, Night, I know thy name, Dropper of Fatness art thou called. Thee Bharadvāja knew as such: as such be watchful o'er our wealth.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अथो यानि च यस्मा ह यानि चान्तः परीणहि । तानि ते परि दद्मसि ॥1॥ 2. रात्रि मातर् उषसे नः परि देहि । उषा नो अह्ने परि ददात्व् अहस् तुभ्यं विभावरि ॥2॥ 3. यत् किं चेदं पतयति यत् किं चेदं सरीसृपम् । यत् किं च पर्वतायासत्वं तस्मात् त्वं रात्रि पाहि नः ॥3॥ 4. सा पश्चात् पाहि सा पुरः सोत्तराद् अधराद् उत । गोपाय नो विभावरि स्तोतारस् त इह स्मसि ॥4॥ 5. ये रात्रिम् अनुतिष्ठन्ति ये च भूतेषु जाग्रति । पशून् ये सर्वान् रक्षन्ति ते न आत्मसु जाग्रति ते नः पशुषु जाग्रति ॥5॥ 6. वेद वै रात्रि ते नाम घृताची नाम वा असि । तां त्वां भरद्वाजो वेद सा नो वित्ते ऽधि जाग्रति ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. atho yāni ca yasmā ha yāni cāntaḥ parīṇahi | tāni te pari dadmasi ||1|| 2. rātri mātar uṣase naḥ pari dehi | uṣā no ahne pari dadātv ahas tubhyaṃ vibhāvari ||2|| 3. yat kiṃ cedaṃ patayati yat kiṃ cedaṃ sarīsṛpam | yat kiṃ ca parvatāyāsatvaṃ tasmāt tvaṃ rātri pāhi naḥ ||3|| 4. sā paścāt pāhi sā puraḥ sottarād adharād uta | gopāya no vibhāvari stotāras ta iha smasi ||4|| 5. ye rātrim anutiṣṭhanti ye ca bhūteṣu jāgrati | paśūn ye sarvān rakṣanti te na ātmasu jāgrati te naḥ paśuṣu jāgrati ||5|| 6. veda vai rātri te nāma ghṛtācī nāma vā asi | tāṃ tvāṃ bharadvājo veda sā no vitte 'dhi jāgrati ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.49 — Hymn 49. A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night
1. Friend of the home, the strong and youthful maiden, Night, dear to Savitar the God, and Bhaga, All-compassing, all-glorious, prompt to listen, hath with her greatness filled the earth and heaven.
2. Over all depths hath she gone up, and mounted, most mighty One, the sky's exalted summit. Over me now the loving Night is spreading with her auspicious. Godlike ways like Mitra.
3. Excellent, high-born, blissful, meet for worship, Night, thou hast come: stay here with friendly spirit. Guard us, the food for men that we have gotten, and all pro- sperity that comes of cattle.
4. With eager haste hath Night assumed the vigour of leopard,. tiger, or of tawny lion, The horse's neighing and the wild-man's bellow, Thou takest many a form when thou appearest.
5. Kind through the Night be absence of the sunshine: Mother of Frost, may she be swift to hear us. Take notice of the hymn, thou highly favoured, wherewith I worship thee in all the regions.
6. Even as a King, O splendid Night, thou takest pleasure in our hymn. May we through Mornings as they flush have all our good men, round us, and become possessors of all wealth.
7. Yes, Rāmyā is the name thou hast assumed. The men who fain. would spoil. My wealth do thou annoy, O Night, that not one robber may appear, none may a second time appear.
8. Thou like a well-wrought cup, O Night, art lovely: thou, a. young maid, art formed in perfect beauty. Thou lovingly, for me with eyes to se: them, hast bound on thee heaven's stars as thine adornment.
9. Whatever robber comes to-day, mischievous mortal enemy. Let Night go forth, encounter him, and smite away his neck and head;
10. His feet that he may walk no more, his hands that he may do no harm. The robber who comes hitherward goes crushed and mutilated hence, Goes hence, goes far away from us, goes hence and bears no spoil away.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इषिरा योषा युवतिर् दमूना रात्री देवस्य सवितुर् भगस्य । अश्वक्षभा सुहवा संभृतश्रीर् आ पप्रौ द्यावापृथिवी महित्वा ॥1॥ 2. अति विश्वान्य् अरुहद् गम्भिरो वर्षिष्ठम् अरुहन्त श्रविष्ठाः । उशती रात्र्य् अनु सा भद्राभि तिष्ठते मित्र इव स्वधाभिः ॥2॥ 3. वर्ये वन्दे सुभगे सुजात आजगन् रात्रि सुमना इह स्याम् । अस्मांस् त्रायस्व नर्याणि जाता अथो यानि गव्यानि पुष्ट्या ॥3॥ 4. सिंहस्य रात्र्य् उशती पींषस्य व्याघ्रस्य द्वीपिनो वर्च आ ददे । अश्वस्य ब्रध्नं पुरुषस्य मायुं पुरु रूपाणि कृणुषे विभाती ॥4॥ 5. शिवां रात्रिम् अनुसूर्यं च हिमस्य माता सुहवा नो अस्तु । अस्य स्तोमस्य सुभगे नि बोध येन त्वा वन्दे विश्वासु दिक्षु ॥5॥ 6. स्तोमस्य नो विभावरि रात्रि राजेव जोषसे । असाम सर्ववीरा भवाम सर्ववेदसो व्युछन्तीर् अनूषसः ॥6॥ 7. शम्या ह नाम दधिषे मम दिप्सन्ति ये धना । रात्रीहि तान् असुतपा य स्तेनो न विद्यते यत् पुनर् न विद्यते ॥7॥ 8. भद्रासि रात्रि चमसो न विष्टो विष्वङ् गोरूपं युवतिर् बिभर्षि । चक्षुष्मती मे उशती वपूम्षि प्रति त्वं दिव्या न क्षाम् अमुक्थाः ॥8॥ 9. यो अद्य स्तेन आयत्य् अघायुर् मर्त्यो रिपुः । रात्री तस्य प्रतीत्य प्र ग्रीवाः प्र शिरो हनत् ॥9॥ 10. प्र पादौ न यथायति प्र हस्तौ न यथाशिषत् । यो मलिम्लुर् उपायति स संपिष्टो अपायति । अपायति स्वपायति शुष्के स्थाणाव् अपायति ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. iṣirā yoṣā yuvatir damūnā rātrī devasya savitur bhagasya | aśvakṣabhā suhavā saṃbhṛtaśrīr ā paprau dyāvāpṛthivī mahitvā ||1|| 2. ati viśvāny aruhad gambhiro varṣiṣṭham aruhanta śraviṣṭhāḥ | uśatī rātry anu sā bhadrābhi tiṣṭhate mitra iva svadhābhiḥ ||2|| 3. varye vande subhage sujāta ājagan rātri sumanā iha syām | asmāṃs trāyasva naryāṇi jātā atho yāni gavyāni puṣṭyā ||3|| 4. siṃhasya rātry uśatī pīṃṣasya vyāghrasya dvīpino varca ā dade | aśvasya bradhnaṃ puruṣasya māyuṃ puru rūpāṇi kṛṇuṣe vibhātī ||4|| 5. śivāṃ rātrim anusūryaṃ ca himasya mātā suhavā no astu | asya stomasya subhage ni bodha yena tvā vande viśvāsu dikṣu ||5|| 6. stomasya no vibhāvari rātri rājeva joṣase | asāma sarvavīrā bhavāma sarvavedaso vyuchantīr anūṣasaḥ ||6|| 7. śamyā ha nāma dadhiṣe mama dipsanti ye dhanā | rātrīhi tān asutapā ya steno na vidyate yat punar na vidyate ||7|| 8. bhadrāsi rātri camaso na viṣṭo viṣvaṅ gorūpaṃ yuvatir bibharṣi | cakṣuṣmatī me uśatī vapūmṣi prati tvaṃ divyā na kṣām amukthāḥ ||8|| 9. yo adya stena āyaty aghāyur martyo ripuḥ | rātrī tasya pratītya pra grīvāḥ pra śiro hanat ||9|| 10. pra pādau na yathāyati pra hastau na yathāśiṣat | yo malimlur upāyati sa saṃpiṣṭo apāyati | apāyati svapāyati śuṣke sthāṇāv apāyati ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.50 — Hymn 50. A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity
1. Blind him and make him headless, Night! the serpent with the pungent breath. Strike from his head the wolf's two eyes, and dash the thief against a post.
2. Those oxen that are thine, O Night, with sharpened horns and rapid pace, With those transport us safe to-day o'er difficulties everywhere.
3. Uninjured in our bodies may we pass through each succeeding night, And let malignities fail to pass, as men without a boat the depth.
4. As millet hurried through the air before us is beheld no more. So cause the man to vanish, Night, who plans to do us injury.
5. The thief hast thou kept far away, the robber driver of our kine. Even him who having covered up the horse's head would lead him off.
6. If dealing treasure thou hast come to-day, O highly favoured Night. Cause thou us to enjoy it all so that this may not pass away.
7. Do thou entrust us to the Dawn, all of us free from sin, O Night. May Dawn deliver us to Day, and Day to thee, O glorious One.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अध रात्रि तृष्टधूमम् अशीर्षाणम् अहिं कृणु । अक्षौ वृकस्य निर् जह्यास् तेन तं द्रुपदे जहि ॥1॥ 2. ये ते रात्र्य् अनड्वाहस् तीक्ष्णशृङ्गाः स्वाशवः । तेभिर् नो अद्य पारयाति दुर्गाणि विश्वहा ॥2॥ 3. रात्रिंरात्रिम् अरिष्यन्तस् तरेम तन्वा वयम् । गम्भीरम् अप्लवा इव न तरेयुर् अरातयः ॥3॥ 4. यथा शाम्याकः प्रपतन्न् अपवान् नानुविद्यते । एवा रात्रि प्र पातय यो अस्मां अभ्यघायति ॥4॥ 5. अप स्तेनं वासयो गोअजम् उत तस्करम् । अथो यो अर्वतः शिरो ऽभिधाय निनीषति ॥5॥ 6. यद् अद्य रात्रि सुभगे विभजन्त्य् अयो वसु । यद् एतद् अस्मान् भोजय यथेद् अन्यान् उपायसि ॥6॥ 7. उषसे नः परि देहि सर्वान् रात्र्य् अनागसः । उषा नो अह्ने आ भजाद् अहस् तुभ्यं विभावरि ॥7॥
Transliteration
1. adha rātri tṛṣṭadhūmam aśīrṣāṇam ahiṃ kṛṇu | akṣau vṛkasya nir jahyās tena taṃ drupade jahi ||1|| 2. ye te rātry anaḍvāhas tīkṣṇaśṛṅgāḥ svāśavaḥ | tebhir no adya pārayāti durgāṇi viśvahā ||2|| 3. rātriṃrātrim ariṣyantas tarema tanvā vayam | gambhīram aplavā iva na tareyur arātayaḥ ||3|| 4. yathā śāmyākaḥ prapatann apavān nānuvidyate | evā rātri pra pātaya yo asmāṃ abhyaghāyati ||4|| 5. apa stenaṃ vāsayo goajam uta taskaram | atho yo arvataḥ śiro 'bhidhāya ninīṣati ||5|| 6. yad adya rātri subhage vibhajanty ayo vasu | yad etad asmān bhojaya yathed anyān upāyasi ||6|| 7. uṣase naḥ pari dehi sarvān rātry anāgasaḥ | uṣā no ahne ā bhajād ahas tubhyaṃ vibhāvari ||7||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.51 — Hymn 51. A sacrificial formula
1. Undisturbed am I, undisturbed is my soul, undisturbed mine eye, undisturbed mine ear, undisturbed is mine in-breathing, undisturbed mine out-breathing, undisturbed my diffusive- breath, undisturbed the whole of me.
2. Under the impulse of the God Savitar, sent forth from the arms- of the Asvins and both hands of Pūshan I have taken thee.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अयुतो ऽहम् अयुतो म आत्मायुतं मे चक्षुर् अयुतं मे श्रोत्रम् । अयुतो मे प्राणो ऽयुतो मे ऽपानो ऽयुतो मे व्यानो ऽयुतो ऽहं सर्वः ॥1॥ 2. देवस्य त्वा सवितुः प्रसवे ऽश्विनोर् बाहुभ्यां पूष्णो हस्ताभ्यां प्रसूत आ रभे ॥2॥
Transliteration
1. ayuto 'ham ayuto ma ātmāyutaṃ me cakṣur ayutaṃ me śrotram | ayuto me prāṇo 'yuto me 'pāno 'yuto me vyāno 'yuto 'haṃ sarvaḥ ||1|| 2. devasya tvā savituḥ prasave 'śvinor bāhubhyāṃ pūṣṇo hastābhyāṃ prasūta ā rabhe ||2||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.52 — Hymn 52. A hymn to Kāma or Desire
1. Thereafter rose Desire in the beginning, Desire the primal seed and germ of Spirit. O Kāma dwelling with the lofty Kāma, give growth of riches to the sacrificer.
2. Thou, Kāma, art victorious, famous, potent, splendid, a friend. to him who seeks thy friendship. Mighty and overpowering in battle, give strength and vigour to the sacrificer.
3. They heard his prayers, and they begot, by Kāma, heavenly- light for him. Who from a distance longed for it, a dealer ready to exchange.
4. O Kāma, with whatever wish we make this offering to thee, May it be all fulfilled to us. Then taste this sacrifice, All hail!
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. कामस् तद् अग्रे सम् अवर्तत मनसो रेतः प्रथमं यद् आसीत् । स काम कामेन बृहता सयोनी रायस् पोषं यजमानाय धेहि ॥1॥ 2. त्वं काम सहसासि प्रतिष्ठितो विभुर् विभावा सख आ सखीयते । त्वम् उग्रः पृतनासु ससहिः सह ओजो यजमानाय धेहि ॥2॥ 3. दूराच् चकमानाय प्रतिपाणायाक्षये । आस्मा अशृण्वन्न् आशाः कामेनाजनयन्त् स्वः ॥3॥ 4. कामेन मा काम आगन् हृदयाद् धृदयं परि । यद् अमीषाम् अदो मनस् तद् ऐतूप माम् इह ॥4॥ 5. यत् काम कामयमाना इदं कृण्मसि ते हविः । तन् नः सर्वं सम् ऋध्यताम् अथैतस्य हविषो वीहि स्वाहा ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. kāmas tad agre sam avartata manaso retaḥ prathamaṃ yad āsīt | sa kāma kāmena bṛhatā sayonī rāyas poṣaṃ yajamānāya dhehi ||1|| 2. tvaṃ kāma sahasāsi pratiṣṭhito vibhur vibhāvā sakha ā sakhīyate | tvam ugraḥ pṛtanāsu sasahiḥ saha ojo yajamānāya dhehi ||2|| 3. dūrāc cakamānāya pratipāṇāyākṣaye | āsmā aśṛṇvann āśāḥ kāmenājanayant svaḥ ||3|| 4. kāmena mā kāma āgan hṛdayād dhṛdayaṃ pari | yad amīṣām ado manas tad aitūpa mām iha ||4|| 5. yat kāma kāmayamānā idaṃ kṛṇmasi te haviḥ | tan naḥ sarvaṃ sam ṛdhyatām athaitasya haviṣo vīhi svāhā ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.53 — Hymn 53. A hymn to Kāma or Time
1. Prolific, thousand-eyed, and undecaying, a horse with seven reins Time bears us onward. Sages inspired with holy knowledge mount him: his chariot wheels are all the worlds of creatures.
2. This Time hath seven rolling wheels and seven naves immorality is the chariot's axle. This Time brings hitherward all worlds about us: as primal Deity is he entreated.
3. On Time is laid an overflowing beaker: this we behold in many
a place appearing. He carries from us all these worlds of creatures. They call him Kāla in the loftiest heaven.
4. He only made the worlds of life, he only gathered the worlds of living things together. Their son did he become who was their Father: no other higher power than he existeth.
5. Kāla created yonder heaven, and Kāla made these realms of earth. By Kāla, stirred to motion, both what is and what shall be expand.
6. Kāla created land; the Sun in Kāla hath his light and heat. In Kāla rest all things that be: in Kāla doth the eye discern.
7. In Kāla mind, in Kāla breath, in Kāla name are fixt and joined. These living creatures, one and all, rejoice when Kāla hath approached.
8. Kāla embraces Holy Fire, the Highest, Brahma in himself. Yea, Kāla, who was father of Prajāpati, is Lord of All.
9. He made, he stirred this universe to motion, and on him it rests. He, Kāla, having now become Brahma, holds Parameshthin up.
10. Kāla created living things and, first of all, Prajāpati. From Kāla self-made Kasyapa, from Kāla Holy Fire was born.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. कालो अश्वो वहति सप्तरश्मिः सहस्राक्षो अजरो भूरिरेताः । तम् आ रोहन्ति कवयो विपश्चितस् तस्य चक्रा भुवनानि विश्वा ॥1॥ 2. सप्त चक्रान् वहति काल एष सप्तास्य नाभीर् अमृतं न्व् अक्षः । स इमा विश्वा भुवनान्य् अञ्जत् कालः स ईयते प्रथमो नु देवः ॥2॥ 3. पूर्णः कुम्भो ऽधि काल आहितस् तं वै पश्यामो बहुधा नु सन्तम् । स इमा विश्वा भुवनानि प्रत्यङ् कालं तम् आहुः परमे व्योमन् ॥3॥ 4. स एव सं भुवनान्य् आभरत् स एव सं भुवनानि पर्य् ऐत् । पिता सन्न् अभवत् पुत्र एषां तस्माद् वै नान्यत् परम् अस्ति तेजः ॥4॥ 5. कालो ऽमूं दिवम् अजनयत् काल इमाः पृथिवीर् उत । काले ह भूतं भव्यं चेषितं ह वि तिष्ठते ॥5॥ 6. कालो भूतिम् असृजत काले तपति सूर्यः । काले ह विश्वा भूतानि काले चक्षुर् वि पश्यति ॥6॥ 7. काले मनः काले प्राणः काले नाम समाहितम् । कालेन सर्वा नन्दन्त्य् आगतेन प्रजा इमाः ॥7॥ 8. काले तपः काले ज्येष्ठम् काले ब्रह्म समाहितम् । कालो ह सर्वस्येश्वरो यः पितासीत् प्रजापतेः ॥8॥ 9. तेनेषितं तेन जातं तद् उ तस्मिन् प्रतिष्ठितम् । कालो ह ब्रह्म भूत्वा बिभर्ति परमेष्ठिनम् ॥9॥ 10. कालः प्रजा असृजत कालो अग्रे प्रजापतिम् । स्वयंभूः कश्यपः कालात् तपः कालाद् अजायत ॥10॥
Transliteration
1. kālo aśvo vahati saptaraśmiḥ sahasrākṣo ajaro bhūriretāḥ | tam ā rohanti kavayo vipaścitas tasya cakrā bhuvanāni viśvā ||1|| 2. sapta cakrān vahati kāla eṣa saptāsya nābhīr amṛtaṃ nv akṣaḥ | sa imā viśvā bhuvanāny añjat kālaḥ sa īyate prathamo nu devaḥ ||2|| 3. pūrṇaḥ kumbho 'dhi kāla āhitas taṃ vai paśyāmo bahudhā nu santam | sa imā viśvā bhuvanāni pratyaṅ kālaṃ tam āhuḥ parame vyoman ||3|| 4. sa eva saṃ bhuvanāny ābharat sa eva saṃ bhuvanāni pary ait | pitā sann abhavat putra eṣāṃ tasmād vai nānyat param asti tejaḥ ||4|| 5. kālo 'mūṃ divam ajanayat kāla imāḥ pṛthivīr uta | kāle ha bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ ceṣitaṃ ha vi tiṣṭhate ||5|| 6. kālo bhūtim asṛjata kāle tapati sūryaḥ | kāle ha viśvā bhūtāni kāle cakṣur vi paśyati ||6|| 7. kāle manaḥ kāle prāṇaḥ kāle nāma samāhitam | kālena sarvā nandanty āgatena prajā imāḥ ||7|| 8. kāle tapaḥ kāle jyeṣṭham kāle brahma samāhitam | kālo ha sarvasyeśvaro yaḥ pitāsīt prajāpateḥ ||8|| 9. teneṣitaṃ tena jātaṃ tad u tasmin pratiṣṭhitam | kālo ha brahma bhūtvā bibharti parameṣṭhinam ||9|| 10. kālaḥ prajā asṛjata kālo agre prajāpatim | svayaṃbhūḥ kaśyapaḥ kālāt tapaḥ kālād ajāyata ||10||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.54 — Hymn 54. A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn
1. From Kāla sprang the Waters, sprang the regions, Brahma, Holy Fire. The Sun ascends by Kāla, and in Kāla sinks again to rest.
2. By Kāla freshly blows the wind, mighty through Kāla is the Earth: on Kāla rests the mighty Sky.
3. In Kāla erst the text produced what is and what is yet to be. From Kāla sprang the Richas, and from Kāla was the Yajus born.
4. They formed in Kāla sacrifice, eternal portion for the Gods. In Kāla the Gandharvas and Apsarasas and worlds abide.
5. Atharvan and this Angiras in Kāla are supreme o'er heaven. Both this world and the world that is most lofty, the pure worlds and pure intermediate spaces,—
6. Yea, having conquered all the worlds by Brahma, Kāla as God Supreme is supplicated.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. कालाद् आपः सम् अभवन् कालाद् ब्रह्म तपो दिशः । कालेनोद् एति सूर्यः काले नि विशते पुनः ॥1॥ 2. कालेन वातः पवते कालेन पृथिवी मही । द्यौर् मही काल आहिता ॥2॥ 3. कालो ह भूतं भव्यं च पुत्रो अजनयत् पुरा । कालाद् ऋचः सम् अभवन् यजुः कालाद् अजायत ॥3॥ 4. कालो यज्ञं सम् ऐरयद् देवेभ्यो भागम् अक्षितम् । काले गन्धर्वाप्सरसः काले लोकाः प्रतिष्ठिताः ॥4॥ 5. काले ऽयम् अङ्गिरा देवो ऽथर्वा चाधि तिष्ठतः । इमं च लोकं परमं च लोकं पुण्यांश् च लोकान् विधृतीश् च पुण्याः । सर्वांल् लोकान् अभिजित्य ब्रह्मणा कालः स ईयते परमो नु देवः ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. kālād āpaḥ sam abhavan kālād brahma tapo diśaḥ | kālenod eti sūryaḥ kāle ni viśate punaḥ ||1|| 2. kālena vātaḥ pavate kālena pṛthivī mahī | dyaur mahī kāla āhitā ||2|| 3. kālo ha bhūtaṃ bhavyaṃ ca putro ajanayat purā | kālād ṛcaḥ sam abhavan yajuḥ kālād ajāyata ||3|| 4. kālo yajñaṃ sam airayad devebhyo bhāgam akṣitam | kāle gandharvāpsarasaḥ kāle lokāḥ pratiṣṭhitāḥ ||4|| 5. kāle 'yam aṅgirā devo 'tharvā cādhi tiṣṭhataḥ | imaṃ ca lokaṃ paramaṃ ca lokaṃ puṇyāṃś ca lokān vidhṛtīś ca puṇyāḥ | sarvāṃl lokān abhijitya brahmaṇā kālaḥ sa īyate paramo nu devaḥ ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.55 — Hymn 55. A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity
1. Bringing, as 'twere, with care unceasing fodder night after night to feed this stabled Courser, Joying in food and in the growth of riches, may we thy neigh- bours, Agni, ne'er be injured.
2. Here is thine own desire for wealth: through this be gracious unto us. Joying in food and in the growth of riches, may we thy neigh- bours, Agni, ne'er be injured.
3. Each eve that comes our household's Lord is Agni, showing his. loving-kindness every morning. Bestow upon us treasure after treasure: enkindling thee may we increase thy body.
4. Each morn that comes our household's Lord is Agni, showing. his loving-kindness every evening. Vouchsafe us treasure after treasure: kindling thee may we prosper through a hundred winters.
5. Never may I come short of food to feed me. Glory to Agni, Rudra, the consumer and the Lord of food!
6. Protect my company, protect its courteous members, courteous. God! Only through thee, O much-invoked, may I be ever rich in kine.
7. Only to thee bringing our tribute, Agni, each day as fodder to a stabled courser, Joying in food and in the growth of riches, may we the neigh- bours, Agni ne'er be injured.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. रात्रिंरात्रिम् अप्रयातं भरन्तो ऽश्वायेव तिष्ठते घासम् अस्मै । रायस् पोषेण सम् इषा मदन्तो मा ते अग्ने प्रतिवेशा रिषाम ॥1॥ 2. या ते वसोर् वात इषुः सा त एषा तया नो मृड । रायस् पोषेण सम् इषा मदन्तो मा ते अग्ने प्रतिवेशा रिषाम ॥2॥ 3. सायंसायं गृहपतिर् नो अग्निः प्रातःप्रातः सौमनसस्य दाता । वसोर्वसोर् वसुदान एधि वयं त्वेन्धानास् तन्वं पुषेम ॥3॥ 4. प्रातःप्रातर् गृहपतिर् नो अग्निः सायंसायं सौमनसस्य दाता । वसोर्वसोर् वसुदान एधीन्धानास् त्वा शतंहिमा ऋधेम ॥4॥ 5. अपश्चा दग्धान्नस्य भूयासम् । अन्नादायान्नपतये रुद्राय नमो अग्नये । सभ्यः सभां मे पाहि ये च सभ्याः सभासदः ॥5॥ 6. त्वाम् इन्द्रा पुरुहूत विश्वम् आयुर् व्य् अश्नवन् । अहरहर् बलिम् इत् ते हरन्तो ऽश्वायेव तिष्ठते घासम् अग्ने ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. rātriṃrātrim aprayātaṃ bharanto 'śvāyeva tiṣṭhate ghāsam asmai | rāyas poṣeṇa sam iṣā madanto mā te agne prativeśā riṣāma ||1|| 2. yā te vasor vāta iṣuḥ sā ta eṣā tayā no mṛḍa | rāyas poṣeṇa sam iṣā madanto mā te agne prativeśā riṣāma ||2|| 3. sāyaṃsāyaṃ gṛhapatir no agniḥ prātaḥprātaḥ saumanasasya dātā | vasorvasor vasudāna edhi vayaṃ tvendhānās tanvaṃ puṣema ||3|| 4. prātaḥprātar gṛhapatir no agniḥ sāyaṃsāyaṃ saumanasasya dātā | vasorvasor vasudāna edhīndhānās tvā śataṃhimā ṛdhema ||4|| 5. apaścā dagdhānnasya bhūyāsam | annādāyānnapataye rudrāya namo agnaye | sabhyaḥ sabhāṃ me pāhi ye ca sabhyāḥ sabhāsadaḥ ||5|| 6. tvām indrā puruhūta viśvam āyur vy aśnavan | aharahar balim it te haranto 'śvāyeva tiṣṭhate ghāsam agne ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.56 — Hymn 56. A hymn to Sleep
1. Thou art come hither from the world of Yama: thou, resolute, affectest men with rapture. Thou, Sleep, created in the Asura's dwelling, goest, well-know- ing, with the solitary.
2. At first the all-containing, depth beheld thee, ere Night was born, when only Day existed. Thence hast thou come, thence, Sleep, hast thou come hither, concealing, deep within, all form and figure.
3. Come from the Asuras in lofty, glory, he hath approached the Gods in search of greatness. Winners of heavenly light, the Three-and-Thirty endowed this Sleep with his supreme dominion.
4. Of him nor Fathers nor the Gods have knowledge, the Gods whose gentle talk is still about him. Urged by command of Varuna the Ādityas, Heroes, transported Sleep to Trita Āptya.
5. Thou whose severity hath reached ill-doers, and whose reward the good have gained in slumber, Delightest heaven with thy most lofty kinship, born from his spirit who was worn and weary.
6. Of old we know all places whence thou comest. O Sleep, we know him who is here thy ruler. Protect us here illustrious with glory. Go, from afar, with poisons, into distance.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यमस्य लोकाद् अध्य् आ बभूविथ प्रमदा मर्त्यान् प्र युनक्षि धीरः । एकाकिना सरथं यासि विद्वान्त् स्वप्नं मिमानो असुरस्य योनौ ॥1॥ 2. बन्धस् त्वाग्रे विश्वचया अपश्यत् पुरा रात्र्या जनितोर् एके अह्नि । ततः स्वप्नेदम् अध्य् आ बभूविथ भिषग्भ्यो रूपम् अपगूहमानः ॥2॥ 3. बृहद्गावासुरेभ्यो ऽधि देवान् उपावर्तत महिमानम् इछन् । तस्मै स्वप्नाय दधुर् आधिपत्यं त्रयस्त्रिंशासः स्वर् आनशानाः ॥3॥ 4. नैतां विदुः पितरो नोत देवा येषां जल्पिश् चरत्य् अन्तरेदम् । त्रिते स्वप्नम् अदधुर् आप्त्ये नर आदित्यासो वरुणेनानुशिष्टाः ॥4॥ 5. यस्य क्रूरम् अभजन्त दुष्कृतो ऽस्वप्नेन सुकृतः पुण्यम् आयुः । स्वर् मदसि परमेण बन्धुना तप्यमानस्य मनसो ऽधि जज्ञिषे ॥5॥ 6. विद्म ते सर्वाः परिजाः पुरस्ताद् विद्म स्वप्न यो अधिपा इहा ते । यशश्विनो नो यशसेह पाह्य् आराद् द्विषेभिर् अप याहि दूरम् ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. yamasya lokād adhy ā babhūvitha pramadā martyān pra yunakṣi dhīraḥ | ekākinā sarathaṃ yāsi vidvānt svapnaṃ mimāno asurasya yonau ||1|| 2. bandhas tvāgre viśvacayā apaśyat purā rātryā janitor eke ahni | tataḥ svapnedam adhy ā babhūvitha bhiṣagbhyo rūpam apagūhamānaḥ ||2|| 3. bṛhadgāvāsurebhyo 'dhi devān upāvartata mahimānam ichan | tasmai svapnāya dadhur ādhipatyaṃ trayastriṃśāsaḥ svar ānaśānāḥ ||3|| 4. naitāṃ viduḥ pitaro nota devā yeṣāṃ jalpiś caraty antaredam | trite svapnam adadhur āptye nara ādityāso varuṇenānuśiṣṭāḥ ||4|| 5. yasya krūram abhajanta duṣkṛto 'svapnena sukṛtaḥ puṇyam āyuḥ | svar madasi parameṇa bandhunā tapyamānasya manaso 'dhi jajñiṣe ||5|| 6. vidma te sarvāḥ parijāḥ purastād vidma svapna yo adhipā ihā te | yaśaśvino no yaśaseha pāhy ārād dviṣebhir apa yāhi dūram ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.57 — Hymn 57. A charm against evil dreams
1. As men discharge the utmost debt, collect the eighth and sixteenth part, So to the foeman we transfer together all the evil dream.
2. Princes came together, debts came together, Kushthas came to- gether, Sixteenths came together. The whole evil dream that hath visited us we send away as a bad dream to the man who hates us.
3. Child of Gods' Consorts, minister of Yama is the good Dream: that which is my trouble we drive away to the enemy.
4. Thou whose name is Rough art the mouth of the Black Bird. As such we know thee, Dream, as such we know thee well. Like
a horse art thou, O Dream. As they bind girth and surcingle on a horse, so bind the alien mischief-maker, the scorner of the Gods.
5. The evil dream that threatens us, threatens our cattle or our home. That let the scorner of the Gods, the alien mischief-maker bind as a gold jewel round his neck.
6. Having measured off nine cubits' distance from us we give away the whole of the evil dream to the man who hates us.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यथा कलां यथा शफं यथा र्णं सम्नयन्ति । एवा दुष्वप्न्यं सर्वम् अप्रिये सं नयामसि ॥1॥ 2. सं राजानो अगुः सम् ऋणाम्य् अगुः सं कुष्ठा अगुः सं कला अगुः । सम् अस्मासु यद् दुष्वप्न्यं निर् द्विषते दुष्वप्न्यं सुवाम ॥2॥ 3. देवानां पत्नीनां गर्भ यमस्य कर यो भद्रः स्वप्न । स मम यः पापस् तद् द्विषते प्र हिण्मः । मा तृष्टानाम् असि कृष्णशकुनेर् मुखम् ॥3॥ 4. तं त्वा स्वप्न तथा सं विद्म स त्वं स्वप्नाश्व इव कायम् अश्व इव नीनाहम् । अनास्माकं देवपीयुं पियारुं वप यद् अस्मासु दुष्वप्न्यं यद् गोषु यच् च नो गृहे ॥4॥ 5. अनास्माकस् तद् देवपीयुः पियारुर् निष्कम् इव प्रति मुञ्चताम् । नवारत्नीन् अपमया अस्माकं ततः परि । दुष्वप्न्यं सर्वं द्विषते निर् दयामसि ॥5॥
Transliteration
1. yathā kalāṃ yathā śaphaṃ yathā rṇaṃ samnayanti | evā duṣvapnyaṃ sarvam apriye saṃ nayāmasi ||1|| 2. saṃ rājāno aguḥ sam ṛṇāmy aguḥ saṃ kuṣṭhā aguḥ saṃ kalā aguḥ | sam asmāsu yad duṣvapnyaṃ nir dviṣate duṣvapnyaṃ suvāma ||2|| 3. devānāṃ patnīnāṃ garbha yamasya kara yo bhadraḥ svapna | sa mama yaḥ pāpas tad dviṣate pra hiṇmaḥ | mā tṛṣṭānām asi kṛṣṇaśakuner mukham ||3|| 4. taṃ tvā svapna tathā saṃ vidma sa tvaṃ svapnāśva iva kāyam aśva iva nīnāham | anāsmākaṃ devapīyuṃ piyāruṃ vapa yad asmāsu duṣvapnyaṃ yad goṣu yac ca no gṛhe ||4|| 5. anāsmākas tad devapīyuḥ piyārur niṣkam iva prati muñcatām | navāratnīn apamayā asmākaṃ tataḥ pari | duṣvapnyaṃ sarvaṃ dviṣate nir dayāmasi ||5||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.58 — Hymn 58. A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice
1. Still equal be the flow of butter ever causing the Year to prosper with oblation. Still be our hearing, sight, and breath uninjured: let us lose nothing of our life and vigour.
2. Let lively breath invite us: we call vital breath to visit us. Earth and air's middle realm have gathered, Soma, Brihaspati and Dhartar gathered vigour.
3. The earth and heaven have come to be two gatherers up of vigo- rous might. So let us gather vigour up and closely follow after Earth. With glory come the cows and stand beside the master of the herd. Let us when we have gathered fame and glory closely follow Earth.
4. Prepare the cow-stall, for there drink your heroes: stitch ye the coats of armour wide and many. Make iron forts defying all assailants: let not your pitcher leak; stay it securely.
5. The eye of sacrifice, source and beginning with voice, car, spirit unto him I offer. To this our sacrifice, wrought by Visvakarman, may the Gods come gracious and kindly-hearted.
6. Let the Gods' Priests and those who merit worship, to whom oblation as their share is offered, Come to this holy service with their Consorts, and all Gods revel in the food we bring them.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. घृतस्य जूतिः समना सदेवा संवत्सरं हविषा वर्धयन्ती । श्रोत्रं चक्षुः प्राणो ऽछिन्नो नो अस्त्व् अछिन्ना वयम् आयुषो वर्चसः ॥1॥ 2. उपास्मान् प्राणो ह्वयताम् उप प्राणं हवामहे । वर्चो जग्राह पृथिव्य् अन्तरिक्षं वर्चः सोमो बृहस्पतिर् विधत्ता ॥2॥ 3. वर्चसो द्यावापृथिवी संग्रहणी बभूवथुर् वर्चो गृहीत्वा पृथिवीम् अनु सं चरेम । यशसम् गावो गोपतिम् उप तिष्ठन्त्य् आयतीर् यशो गृहीत्वा पृथिवीम् अनु सं चरेम ॥3॥ 4. व्रजं कृणुध्वं स हि वो नृपाणो वर्मा सीव्यध्वं बहुला पृथूनि । पुरः कृणुध्वम् आयसीर् अधृष्टा मा वः सुस्रोच् चमसो दृंहत तम् ॥4॥ 5. यज्ञस्य चक्षुः प्रभृतिर् मुखं च वाचा श्रोत्रेण मनसा जुहोमि । इमं यज्ञं विततं विश्वकर्मणा देवा यन्तु सुमनस्यमानाः ॥5॥ 6. ये देवानाम् ऋत्विजो ये च यज्ञिया येभ्यो हव्यं क्रियते भागधेयम् । इमं यज्ञं सह पत्नीभिर् एत्य यावन्तो देवास् तविषा मादयन्ताम् ॥6॥
Transliteration
1. ghṛtasya jūtiḥ samanā sadevā saṃvatsaraṃ haviṣā vardhayantī | śrotraṃ cakṣuḥ prāṇo 'chinno no astv achinnā vayam āyuṣo varcasaḥ ||1|| 2. upāsmān prāṇo hvayatām upa prāṇaṃ havāmahe | varco jagrāha pṛthivy antarikṣaṃ varcaḥ somo bṛhaspatir vidhattā ||2|| 3. varcaso dyāvāpṛthivī saṃgrahaṇī babhūvathur varco gṛhītvā pṛthivīm anu saṃ carema | yaśasam gāvo gopatim upa tiṣṭhanty āyatīr yaśo gṛhītvā pṛthivīm anu saṃ carema ||3|| 4. vrajaṃ kṛṇudhvaṃ sa hi vo nṛpāṇo varmā sīvyadhvaṃ bahulā pṛthūni | puraḥ kṛṇudhvam āyasīr adhṛṣṭā mā vaḥ susroc camaso dṛṃhata tam ||4|| 5. yajñasya cakṣuḥ prabhṛtir mukhaṃ ca vācā śrotreṇa manasā juhomi | imaṃ yajñaṃ vitataṃ viśvakarmaṇā devā yantu sumanasyamānāḥ ||5|| 6. ye devānām ṛtvijo ye ca yajñiyā yebhyo havyaṃ kriyate bhāgadheyam | imaṃ yajñaṃ saha patnībhir etya yāvanto devās taviṣā mādayantām ||6||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.59 — Hymn 59. An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice
1. God among mortals, Agni, thou art guard of holy Law, thou art To be adored in sacred rites.
2. When, ignorant, we violate the statutes of you, O Deities, with whom is knowledge, Wise Agni shall correct our faults and failings, and Soma who hath entered into Brāhmans.
3. To the Gods' pathway have we come desiring to execute what work we may accomplish. Let Agni—for he knows—complete the worship. He is the Priest: let him fix rites and seasons.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. त्वम् अग्ने व्रतपा असि देव आ मर्त्येष्व् आ । त्वं यज्ञेष्व् ईड्यः ॥1॥ 2. यद् वो वयं प्रमिनाम व्रतानि विदुषां देवा अविदुष्टरासः । अग्निष् टद् विश्वाद् आ पृणातु विद्वान्त् सोमस्य यो ब्राह्मणां आविवेश ॥2॥ 3. आ देवानाम् अपि पन्थाम् अगन्म यच् छक्नवाम तद् अनुप्रवोढुम् । अग्निर् विद्वान्त् स यजात् स इद् धोता सो ऽध्वरान्त् स ऋतून् कल्पयाति ॥3॥
Transliteration
1. tvam agne vratapā asi deva ā martyeṣv ā | tvaṃ yajñeṣv īḍyaḥ ||1|| 2. yad vo vayaṃ pramināma vratāni viduṣāṃ devā aviduṣṭarāsaḥ | agniṣ ṭad viśvād ā pṛṇātu vidvānt somasya yo brāhmaṇāṃ āviveśa ||2|| 3. ā devānām api panthām aganma yac chaknavāma tad anupravoḍhum | agnir vidvānt sa yajāt sa id dhotā so 'dhvarānt sa ṛtūn kalpayāti ||3||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.60 — Hymn 60. A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour
1. May I have voice in my mouth, breath in my nostrils, sight in mine eyes, hearing in mine ears, hair that hath not turned gray, teeth free from yellowness, and much strength in mine arms.
2. May I have power in my thighs, swiftness in my legs, stedfast- ness in my feet. May all my members be uninjured and my soul unimpaired.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. वाङ् म आसन् नसोः प्राणश् चक्षुर् अक्ष्णोः श्रोत्रं कर्णयोः । अपलिताः केशा अशोणा दन्ता बहु बाह्वोर् बलम् ॥1॥ 2. ऊर्वोर् ओजो जङ्घयोर् जवः पादयोः । प्रतिष्ठा अरिष्टानि मे सर्वात्मानिभृष्टः ॥2॥
Transliteration
1. vāṅ ma āsan nasoḥ prāṇaś cakṣur akṣṇoḥ śrotraṃ karṇayoḥ | apalitāḥ keśā aśoṇā dantā bahu bāhvor balam ||1|| 2. ūrvor ojo jaṅghayor javaḥ pādayoḥ | pratiṣṭhā ariṣṭāni me sarvātmānibhṛṣṭaḥ ||2||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.61 — Hymn 61. A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven
1. May my self remain in my body: may I enjoy the full time of life, Rest thee pleasantly: pour forth abundance, purifying thyself in Svarga.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. तनूस् तन्वा मे सहे दतः सर्वम् आयुर् अशीय । स्योनं मे सीद पुरुः पृणस्व पवमानः स्वर्गे ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. tanūs tanvā me sahe dataḥ sarvam āyur aśīya | syonaṃ me sīda puruḥ pṛṇasva pavamānaḥ svarge ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.62 — Hymn 62. A prayer for the love of Gods and men
1. Make me beloved among the Gods, beloved among the Princes, make Me dear to everyone who sees, to Sūdra and to Aryan man.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. प्रियं मा कृणु देवेषु प्रियं राजसु मा कृणु । प्रियं सर्वस्य पश्यत उत शूद्र उतार्ये ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. priyaṃ mā kṛṇu deveṣu priyaṃ rājasu mā kṛṇu | priyaṃ sarvasya paśyata uta śūdra utārye ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.63 — Hymn 63. A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity
1. Rise up, O Brāhmanaspati; awake the Gods with sacrifice. Strengthen the Sacrificer: aid life, breath, and off-spring, cattle, fame.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. उत् तिष्ठ ब्रह्मणस् पते देवान् यज्ञेन बोधय । आयुः प्राणं प्रजां पशून् कीर्तिं यजमानं च वर्धय ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. ut tiṣṭha brahmaṇas pate devān yajñena bodhaya | āyuḥ prāṇaṃ prajāṃ paśūn kīrtiṃ yajamānaṃ ca vardhaya ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.64 — Hymn 64. A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings
1. For lofty Jātavedas I have brought the fuel hither first. May he who knoweth all bestow faith and intelligence on me.
2. With fuel and with flaming wood we, Jātavedas, strengthen thee; So do thou strengthen us in turn with children and with store of wealth.
3. Whatever even be the logs which, Agni, we lay down for thee, propitious be it all to me: accept it, O most youthful God.
4. Agni, these logs are thine: with these be, fain to burn! a flaming brand. Vouchsafe us length of life and give us hope of immortality.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अग्ने समिधम् आहार्षं बृहते जातवेदसे । स मे श्रद्धां च मेधां च जातवेदाः प्र यछतु ॥1॥ 2. इध्मेन त्वा जातवेदः समिधा वर्धयामसि । तथा त्वम् अस्मान् वर्धय प्रजया च धनेन च ॥2॥ 3. यद् अग्ने यानि कानि चिद् आ ते दारूणि दध्मसि । सर्वं तद् अस्तु मे शिवं तज् जुषस्व यविष्ठ्य ॥3॥ 4. एतास् ते अग्ने समिधस् त्वम् इद्धः समिद् भव । आयुर् अस्मासु धेह्य् अमृतत्वम् आचार्याय ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. agne samidham āhārṣaṃ bṛhate jātavedase | sa me śraddhāṃ ca medhāṃ ca jātavedāḥ pra yachatu ||1|| 2. idhmena tvā jātavedaḥ samidhā vardhayāmasi | tathā tvam asmān vardhaya prajayā ca dhanena ca ||2|| 3. yad agne yāni kāni cid ā te dārūṇi dadhmasi | sarvaṃ tad astu me śivaṃ taj juṣasva yaviṣṭhya ||3|| 4. etās te agne samidhas tvam iddhaḥ samid bhava | āyur asmāsu dhehy amṛtatvam ācāryāya ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.65 — Hymn 65. A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun
1. A Golden Eagle thou hast soared with light to heaven. Those who would harm thee as thou fliest skyward. Beat down, O Jātavedas, with thy fury. The strong hath feared: to heaven mount up with light, O Sūrya.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. हरिः सुपर्णो दिवम् आरुहो ऽर्चिषा ये त्वा दिप्सन्ति दिवम् उत्पतन्तम् । अव तां जहि हरसा जातवेदो ऽबिभ्यद् उग्रो ऽर्चिषा दिवम् आ रोह सूर्य ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. hariḥ suparṇo divam āruho 'rciṣā ye tvā dipsanti divam utpatantam | ava tāṃ jahi harasā jātavedo 'bibhyad ugro 'rciṣā divam ā roha sūrya ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.66 — Hymn 66. A hymn to Agni as the Sun
1. The Asuras with iron nets, magicians, who roam about with hooks and bonds of iron, With wrath I make thy thralls, O Jātavedas. Come as a bolt foe- quelling, thousand pointed.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अयोजाला असुरा मायिनो ऽयस्मयैः पाशैर् अङ्किनो ये चरन्ति । तांस् ते रन्धयामि हरसा जातवेदः सहस्रऋष्टिः सपत्नान् प्रमृणन् पाहि वज्रः ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. ayojālā asurā māyino 'yasmayaiḥ pāśair aṅkino ye caranti | tāṃs te randhayāmi harasā jātavedaḥ sahasraṛṣṭiḥ sapatnān pramṛṇan pāhi vajraḥ ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.67 — Hymn 67. A prayer for long life
1. A hundred autumns may we see.
2. A hundred autumns may we live.
3. A hundred autumns may we know.
4. A hundred autumns may we grow.
5. A hundred autumns may we thrive.
6. A hundred autumns may we be.
7. A hundred autumns may we bide.
8. A hundred, yea, and even more.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. पश्येम शरदः शतम् ॥1॥ 2. जीवेम शरदः शतम् ॥2॥ 3. बुध्येम शरदः शतम् ॥3॥ 4. रोहेम शरदः शतम् ॥4॥ 5. पूषेम शरदः शतम् ॥5॥ 6. भवेम शरदः शतम् ॥6॥ 7. भूषेम शरदः शतम् ॥7॥ 8. भूयसीः शरदः शतम् ॥8॥
Transliteration
1. paśyema śaradaḥ śatam ||1|| 2. jīvema śaradaḥ śatam ||2|| 3. budhyema śaradaḥ śatam ||3|| 4. rohema śaradaḥ śatam ||4|| 5. pūṣema śaradaḥ śatam ||5|| 6. bhavema śaradaḥ śatam ||6|| 7. bhūṣema śaradaḥ śatam ||7|| 8. bhūyasīḥ śaradaḥ śatam ||8||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.68 — Hymn 68. A preliminary sacrificial formula
1. Both of broad and narrow I with magic power unclose the mouth. With these when we have raised the bunch of grass we pay the holy rites.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. अव्यसश् च व्यचसश् च बिलं वि ष्यामि मायया । ताभ्याम् उद्धृत्य वेदम् अथ कर्माणि कृण्महे ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. avyasaś ca vyacasaś ca bilaṃ vi ṣyāmi māyayā | tābhyām uddhṛtya vedam atha karmāṇi kṛṇmahe ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.69 — Hymn 69. A prayer or charm for long life
1. Ye are alive. I fain would live. I fain would live my complete term of life.
2. Ye live dependent. I fain would live dependent. I fain would live my complete term of life.
3. Ye remain alive. I fain would remain alive. I fain would live my complete term of life.
4. Ye are life-givers. I fain would live. I fain would live my com- plete term of life.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. जीवा स्थ जीव्यासं सर्वम् आयुर् जीव्यासम् ॥1॥ 2. उपजीवा स्थोप जीव्यासं सर्वम् आयुर् जीव्यासम् ॥2॥ 3. संजीवा स्थ सं जीव्यासं सर्वम् आयुर् जीव्यासम् ॥3॥ 4. जीवला स्थ जीव्यासं सर्वम् आयुर् जीव्यासम् ॥4॥
Transliteration
1. jīvā stha jīvyāsaṃ sarvam āyur jīvyāsam ||1|| 2. upajīvā sthopa jīvyāsaṃ sarvam āyur jīvyāsam ||2|| 3. saṃjīvā stha saṃ jīvyāsaṃ sarvam āyur jīvyāsam ||3|| 4. jīvalā stha jīvyāsaṃ sarvam āyur jīvyāsam ||4||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.70 — Hymn 70. A charm for long life
1. Live, Indra. Live Sūrya. Live, ye Gods. I fain would live. Fain would I live my complete term of life.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. इन्द्र जीव सूर्य जीव देवा जीवा जीव्यासम् अहम् । सर्वम् आयुर् जीव्यासम् ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. indra jīva sūrya jīva devā jīvā jīvyāsam aham | sarvam āyur jīvyāsam ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.71 — Hymn 71. A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
1. Let my libations, giving boons, adoring, further the Twice-born's song that honours Soma. Go ye to Brahma's world having enriched me with life and breath, with children and with cattle, with fame and wealth, and with a Brāhman's lustre.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. स्तुता मया वरदा वेदमाता प्र चोदयन्तां पावमानी द्विजानाम् । आयुः प्राणं प्रजां पशुं कीर्तिं द्रविणं ब्रह्मवर्चसम् । मह्यं दत्त्वा व्रजत ब्रह्मलोकम् ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. stutā mayā varadā vedamātā pra codayantāṃ pāvamānī dvijānām | āyuḥ prāṇaṃ prajāṃ paśuṃ kīrtiṃ draviṇaṃ brahmavarcasam | mahyaṃ dattvā vrajata brahmalokam ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.
Atharvaveda 19.72 — Hymn 72. A sacrificial formula
1. Within the chest whence we before extracted the bunch of grass, this do we now deposit. Wrought is the sacrifice by power of Brahma. Through this assist me here, ye God, with Fervour.
Sanskrit and transliteration
Sanskrit
1. यस्मात् कोशाद् उदभराम वेदं तस्मिन्न् अन्तर् अव दध्म एनम् । कृतम् इष्टं ब्रह्मणो वीर्येण तेन मा देवास् तपसावतेह ॥1॥
Transliteration
1. yasmāt kośād udabharāma vedaṃ tasminn antar ava dadhma enam | kṛtam iṣṭaṃ brahmaṇo vīryeṇa tena mā devās tapasāvateha ||1||
Unaccented IAST transliteration from GRETIL's Atharvaveda-Samhita, Shaunaka recension. Devanagari is generated from that IAST text.