Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 1 — Chapter 21

AV 1 21.1

स्वस्तिदा विशां पतिर् वृत्रहा विमृधो वशी । वृषेन्द्रः पुर एतु नः सोमपा अभयंकरः

svastidā viśāṃ patir vṛtrahā vimṛdho vaśī | vṛṣendraḥ pura etu naḥ somapā abhayaṃkaraḥ

The giver of well-being, lord of the clans, slayer of Vṛtra, scatterer of contemners, the controller—let the bull Indra go before us, the soma-drinker, the maker of fearlessness.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 1 21.2

वि न इन्द्र मृधो जहि नीचा यछ पृतन्यतः । अधमं गमया तमो यो अस्माꣳ अभिदासति

vi na indra mṛdho jahi nīcā yacha pṛtanyataḥ | adhamaṃ gamayā tamo yo asmāṁ abhidāsati

Smite apart for us, Indra, the contemners; hold down those who fight (us); make him go to the lowest darkness who acts hostilely against us.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 1 21.3

वि रक्षो वि मृधो जहि वि वृत्रस्य हनू रुज । वि मन्युम् इन्द्र वृत्रहन्न् अमित्रस्याभिदासतः

vi rakṣo vi mṛdho jahi vi vṛtrasya hanū ruja | vi manyum indra vṛtrahann amitrasyābhidāsataḥ

Smite apart the demon, apart the contemners, break apart the jaws of Vṛtra; apart (smite) the fury, Indra, slayer of Vṛtra, of the hostile-acting enemy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 1 21.4

अपेन्द्र द्विषतो मनो ऽप जिज्यासतो वधम् । वि महच् छर्म यछ वरीयो यावया वधम्

apendra dviṣato mano 'pa jijyāsato vadham | vi mahac charma yacha varīyo yāvayā vadham

Away, Indra, (with) the mind of the hater, away the weapon of him who seeks to overpower; spread out great shelter, ward off the weapon further away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition