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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 1 — Chapter 25

AV 1 25.1

यद् अग्निर् आपो अदहत् प्रविश्य यत्राकृण्वन् धर्मधृतो नमांसि । तत्र त आहुः परमं जनित्रं स नः संविद्वान् परि वृङ्ग्धि तक्मन्

yad agnir āpo adahat praviśya yatrākṛṇvan dharmadhṛto namāṃsi | tatra ta āhuḥ paramaṃ janitraṃ sa naḥ saṃvidvān pari vṛṅgdhi takman

When Agni, having entered, burned the waters, where the upholders of the ordinance made their obeisances — there, they say, is your highest birthplace; knowing this well, avoid us, O takman (fever).

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

When Agni blazed when he had pierced the Waters, whereat the Law-observers paid him homage, There, men assever, was thy loftiest birthplace: O Fever, yield- ing to our prayer avoid us.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 1 25.2

यद्य् अर्चिर् यदि वासि शोचिः शकल्येषि यदि वा ते जनित्रम् । ह्रूडुर् नामासि हरितस्य देव स नः संविद्वान् परि वृङ्ग्धि तक्मन्

yady arcir yadi vāsi śociḥ śakalyeṣi yadi vā te janitram | hrūḍur nāmāsi haritasya deva sa naḥ saṃvidvān pari vṛṅgdhi takman

Whether you are flame or whether you are heat, or whether your birthplace is in the splinters (of kindling) — Hrūḍu is your name, god of the yellow one; knowing this well, avoid us, O takman.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

If thou be fiery glow, or inflammation, or if thy birthplace call for chips of fuel, Rack is thy name, God of the sickly yellow! O Fever, yielding to our prayer avoid us.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 1 25.3

यदि शोको यदि वाभिशोको यदि वा राज्ञो वरुणस्यासि पुत्रः । ह्रूडुर् नामासि हरितस्य देव स नः संविद्वान् परि वृङ्ग्धि तक्मन्

yadi śoko yadi vābhiśoko yadi vā rājño varuṇasyāsi putraḥ | hrūḍur nāmāsi haritasya deva sa naḥ saṃvidvān pari vṛṅgdhi takman

Whether you are burning, or burning all over, or whether you are the son of King Varuṇa — Hrūḍu is your name, god of the yellow one; knowing this well, avoid us, O takman.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Be thou distress, or agonizing torment, be thou the son King Varuna hath begotten, Rack isthy name, God of the sickly yellow! O Fever, yielding to our prayer avoid us.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 1 25.4

नमः शीताय तक्मने नमो रूराय शोचिषे कृणोमि । यो अन्येद्युर् उभयद्युर् अभ्येति तृतीयकाय नमो अस्तु तक्मने

namaḥ śītāya takmane namo rūrāya śociṣe kṛṇomi | yo anyedyur ubhayadyur abhyeti tṛtīyakāya namo astu takmane

Homage I make to the cold takman, homage to the fierce, burning one; to him who comes on the next day, on both days — to the third-day takman let there be homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I offer homage to the chilly Fever, to his fierce burning glow I offer homage. Be adoration paid to Fever coming each other day, the third, of two days running.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)