Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 1 — Chapter 13
AV 1 13.1
नमस् ते अस्तु विद्युते नमस् ते स्तनयित्नवे । नमस् ते अस्त्व् अश्मने येना दूडाशे अस्यसि
namas te astu vidyute namas te stanayitnave | namas te astv aśmane yenā dūḍāśe asyasi
Homage be to thy lightning, homage to thy thunder; homage be to thy stone, with which thou hurlest at the one who offers no worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Homage to thee, the Lightning's flash, homage to thee, the Thunder's roar! Homage to thee, the Stone which thou hurlest against the undevout!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 1 13.2
नमस् ते प्रवतो नपाद् यतस् तपः समूहसि । मृडया नस् तनूभ्यो मयस् तोकेभ्यस् कृधि
namas te pravato napād yatas tapaḥ samūhasi | mṛḍayā nas tanūbhyo mayas tokebhyas kṛdhi
Homage to thee, child of the slope, from whence thou gatherest heat; be gracious to our bodies, make comfort for our children.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Homage to thee, Child of the Flood whence thou collectest fer- vent heat! Be gracious to our bodies, give our children happiness and joy.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 1 13.3
प्रवतो नपान् नम एवास्तु तुभ्यं नमस् ते हेतये तपुषे च कृण्मः । विद्म ते धाम परमं गुहा यत् समुद्रे अन्तर् निहितासि नाभिः
pravato napān nama evāstu tubhyaṃ namas te hetaye tapuṣe ca kṛṇmaḥ | vidma te dhāma paramaṃ guhā yat samudre antar nihitāsi nābhiḥ
Child of the slope, let homage be to thee alone; we make homage to thy missile and to thy burning heat. We know thy highest abode, which is in hiding: thou art set down within the ocean as a navel.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Yea, homage be to thee, O Offspring of the Flood! Homage we pay to thee, the dart and fiery flame: For well we know thy secret and sublimest home, where thou as central point art buried in the sea.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 1 13.4
यां त्वा देवा असृजन्त विश्व इषुं कृण्वाना असनाय धृष्णुम् । सा नो मृड विदथे गृणाना तस्यै ते नमो अस्तु देवि
yāṃ tvā devā asṛjanta viśva iṣuṃ kṛṇvānā asanāya dhṛṣṇum | sā no mṛḍa vidathe gṛṇānā tasyai te namo astu devi
Thou whom all the gods sent forth, making (thee) an arrow bold for shooting — be gracious to us, being praised at the council; to thee, to that (arrow), be homage, O goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Thou, Arrow, which the host of Gods created, making it strong and mighty for the shooting, Be gracious, lauded thus, to our assembly. To thee, that Arrow,. be our homage, Goddess!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)