Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 1 — Chapter 26
AV 1 26.1
आरे ऽसाव् अस्मद् अस्तु हेतिर् देवासो असत् । आरे अश्मा यम् अस्यथ
āre 'sāv asmad astu hetir devāso asat | āre aśmā yam asyatha
Far from us let that missile be, O gods; far be the stone that you hurl.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Let that Destructive Weapon be far distant from us, O ye Gods; far be the Stone ye wont to hurl.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 1 26.2
सखासाव् अस्मभ्यम् अस्तु रातिः सखेन्द्रो भगः । सविता चित्रराधाः
sakhāsāv asmabhyam astu rātiḥ sakhendro bhagaḥ | savitā citrarādhāḥ
Let that gift be a friend to us, a friend Indra, Bhaga, Savitṛ of wondrous bounty.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Our friend be that Celestial Grace, Indra and Bhaga be our friends, and Savitar with splendid Wealth.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 1 26.3
यूयम् नः प्रवतो नपान् मरुतः सूर्यत्वचसः । शर्म यछथ सप्रथाः
yūyam naḥ pravato napān marutaḥ sūryatvacasaḥ | śarma yachatha saprathāḥ
You, O Maruts, children of the flowing height, with skin like the sun's — extend to us wide-reaching shelter.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Thou, Offspring of the waterflood, ye Maruts, with your sun- bright skins, give us protection reaching far.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 1 26.4
सुषूदत मृडत मृडया नस् तनूभ्यो । मयस् तोकेभ्यस् कृधि
suṣūdata mṛḍata mṛḍayā nas tanūbhyo | mayas tokebhyas kṛdhi
Make (things) sweet, be gracious; be gracious to our bodies; make bliss for our children.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Further us rightly, favour ye our bodies with your gracious love. Give thou our children happiness.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)