Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 10 — Chapter 9

AV 10 9.1

अघायताम् अपि नह्या मुखानि सपत्नेषु वज्रम् अर्पयैतम् । इन्द्रेण दत्ता प्रथमा शतौदना भ्रातृव्यघ्नी यजमानस्य गातुः

aghāyatām api nahyā mukhāni sapatneṣu vajram arpayaitam | indreṇa dattā prathamā śataudanā bhrātṛvyaghnī yajamānasya gātuḥ

Bind up the mouths of those who intend harm; place this thunderbolt upon the rivals. Given by Indra, the first hundred-fold rice-dish, slayer of rivals, is the way forward for the sacrificer.

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

AV 10 9.2

वेदिष् टे चर्म भवतु बर्हिर् लोमानि यानि ते । एषा त्वा रशनाग्रभीद् ग्रावा त्वैषो ऽधि नृत्यतु

vediṣ ṭe carma bhavatu barhir lomāni yāni te | eṣā tvā raśanāgrabhīd grāvā tvaiṣo 'dhi nṛtyatu

Let your hide be the altar, your hairs the barhis; this rope has seized you; let this pressing-stone dance upon you.

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AV 10 9.3

बालास् ते प्रोक्षणीः सन्तु जीह्वा सं मार्ष्टु अघ्न्ये । शुद्धा त्वं यज्ञिया भूत्वा दिवं प्रेहि शतौदने

bālās te prokṣaṇīḥ santu jīhvā saṃ mārṣṭu aghnye | śuddhā tvaṃ yajñiyā bhūtvā divaṃ prehi śataudane

Let your hairs be the sprinkling-waters; let the tongue wipe (you) clean, O inviolable cow. Having become pure and fit for sacrifice, go forth to heaven, O hundred-fold rice-dish.

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

AV 10 9.4

यः शतौदनां पचति कामप्रेण स कल्पते । प्रीता ह्य् अस्य ऋत्विजः सर्वे यन्ति यथायथम्

yaḥ śataudanāṃ pacati kāmapreṇa sa kalpate | prītā hy asya ṛtvijaḥ sarve yanti yathāyatham

Whoever cooks the hundred-fold rice-dish, he succeeds with the fulfiller of desire; for his officiants, well pleased, all go each to his proper place.

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AV 10 9.5

स स्वर्गम् आ रोहति यत्रादस् त्रिदिवं दिवः । अपूपनाभिं कृत्वा यो ददाति शतौदनाम्

sa svargam ā rohati yatrādas tridivaṃ divaḥ | apūpanābhiṃ kṛtvā yo dadāti śataudanām

He ascends to heaven, where that third heaven of heaven is — he who, having made the cake its navel, gives the hundred-fold rice-dish.

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AV 10 9.6

स तांल् लोकान्त् सम् आप्नोति ये दिव्या ये च पार्थिवाः । हिरण्यज्योतिषं कृत्वा यो ददाति शतौदनाम्

sa tāṃl lokānt sam āpnoti ye divyā ye ca pārthivāḥ | hiraṇyajyotiṣaṃ kṛtvā yo dadāti śataudanām

He attains those worlds that are heavenly and those that are earthly — he who, having made gold its light, gives the hundred-fold rice-dish.

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AV 10 9.7

ये ते देवि शमितारः पक्तारो ये च ते जनाः । ते त्वा सर्वे गोप्स्यन्ति मैभ्यो भैषीः शतौदने

ye te devi śamitāraḥ paktāro ye ca te janāḥ | te tvā sarve gopsyanti maibhyo bhaiṣīḥ śataudane

Those, O goddess, who are your slaughterers, and those people who are your cookers — all of them will protect you; do not be afraid of them, O hundred-fold rice-dish.

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AV 10 9.8

वसवस् त्वा दक्षिणत उत्तरान् मरुतस् त्वा । आदित्याः पश्चाद् गोप्स्यन्ति साग्निष्टोमम् अति द्रव

vasavas tvā dakṣiṇata uttarān marutas tvā | ādityāḥ paścād gopsyanti sāgniṣṭomam ati drava

The Vasus (will guard) you on the south, the Maruts you on the north, the Ādityas will guard (you) on the west; run past, together with the Agniṣṭoma.

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AV 10 9.9

देवाः पितरो मनुष्या गन्धर्वाप्सरसश् च ये । ते त्वा सर्वे गोप्स्यन्ति सातिरात्रम् अति द्रव

devāḥ pitaro manuṣyā gandharvāpsarasaś ca ye | te tvā sarve gopsyanti sātirātram ati drava

The gods, the fathers, men, and the Gandharvas and Apsarases — all of them will protect you; run past, together with the Atirātra.

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AV 10 9.10

अन्तरिक्षं दिवं भूमिम् आदित्यान् मरुतो दिशः । लोकान्त् स सर्वान् आप्नोति यो ददाति शतौदनाम्

antarikṣaṃ divaṃ bhūmim ādityān maruto diśaḥ | lokānt sa sarvān āpnoti yo dadāti śataudanām

The mid-space, heaven, the earth, the Ādityas, the Maruts, the directions — all those worlds he attains, who gives the hundred-fold rice-dish.

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AV 10 9.11

घृतं प्रोक्षन्ती सुभगा देवी देवान् गमिष्यति । पक्तारम् अघ्न्ये मा हिंसीर् दिवं प्रेहि शतौदने

ghṛtaṃ prokṣantī subhagā devī devān gamiṣyati | paktāram aghnye mā hiṃsīr divaṃ prehi śataudane

Sprinkling ghee, the fortunate goddess will go to the gods. Do not injure the cooker, O inviolable one; go forth to heaven, O hundred-fold rice-dish.

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AV 10 9.12

ये देवा दिविषदो अन्तरिक्षसदश् च ये ये चेमे भूम्याम् अधि । तेभ्यस् त्वं धुक्ष्व सर्वदा क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

ye devā diviṣado antarikṣasadaś ca ye ye ceme bhūmyām adhi | tebhyas tvaṃ dhukṣva sarvadā kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

The gods who sit in heaven and those who sit in the mid-space, and those who are here upon the earth — for them do you yield always milk, melted butter, and honey.

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AV 10 9.13

यत् ते शिरो यत् ते मुखं यौ कर्णौ ये च ते हनू । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yat te śiro yat te mukhaṃ yau karṇau ye ca te hanū | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

Your head, your mouth, your two ears, and your two jaws — let them milk out curd-mixture for the giver, milk, melted butter, and honey.

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AV 10 9.14

यौ त ओष्ठौ ये नासिके ये शृङ्गे ये च ते ऽक्षिणी । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yau ta oṣṭhau ye nāsike ye śṛṅge ye ca te 'kṣiṇī | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

Your two lips, your two nostrils, your two horns, and your two eyes — let them milk out curd-mixture for the giver, milk, melted butter, and honey.

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AV 10 9.15

यत् ते क्लोमा यद् धृदयं पुरीतत् सहकण्ठिका । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yat te klomā yad dhṛdayaṃ purītat sahakaṇṭhikā | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

Your lung, your heart, the intestinal fat together with the throat-part — let them milk out curd-mixture for the giver, milk, melted butter, and honey.

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AV 10 9.16

यत् ते यकृद् ये मतस्ने यद् आन्त्रम् याश् च ते गुदाः । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yat te yakṛd ye matasne yad āntram yāś ca te gudāḥ | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What is thy liver, what the two kidneys, what the intestine, and what thy bowels — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 10 9.17

यस् ते प्लाशिर् यो वनिष्ठुर् यौ कुक्षी यच् च चर्म ते । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yas te plāśir yo vaniṣṭhur yau kukṣī yac ca carma te | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What is thy plāśi (entrails/rectum), what thy vaniṣṭhu (part of the entrails), what the two belly-sides, and what thy skin — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.18

यत् ते मज्जा यद् अस्थि यन् मंसं यच् च लोहितम् । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yat te majjā yad asthi yan maṃsaṃ yac ca lohitam | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What is thy marrow, what the bone, what the flesh, and what the blood — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.19

यौ ते बाहू ये दोषणी याव् अंसौ या च ते ककुत् । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yau te bāhū ye doṣaṇī yāv aṃsau yā ca te kakut | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What are thy two forearms, what the two upper arms, what the two shoulders, and what thy hump — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.20

यास् ते ग्रीवा ये स्कन्धा याः पृष्टीर् याश् च पर्शवः । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yās te grīvā ye skandhā yāḥ pṛṣṭīr yāś ca parśavaḥ | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What are thy neck-parts, what the shoulder-blades, what the ribs of the back, and what the ribs — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.21

यौ त उरू अष्ठीवन्तौ ये श्रोणी या च ते भसत् । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yau ta urū aṣṭhīvantau ye śroṇī yā ca te bhasat | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What are thy two thighs, the two knees, what the two haunches, and what thy hind-part — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.22

यत् ते पुछं ये ते बाला यद् ऊधो ये च ते स्तनाः । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yat te puchaṃ ye te bālā yad ūdho ye ca te stanāḥ | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What is thy tail, what thy tail-hairs, what the udder, and what thy teats — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.23

यास् ते जङ्घाः याः कुष्ठिका ऋछरा ये च ते शफाः । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yās te jaṅghāḥ yāḥ kuṣṭhikā ṛcharā ye ca te śaphāḥ | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What are thy lower legs, what the small hoof-parts (dew-claws), the ṛcharas, and what thy hooves — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

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AV 10 9.24

यत् ते चर्म शतौदने यानि लोमान्य् अघ्न्ये । आमिक्षां दुह्रतां दात्रे क्षीरं सर्पिर् अथो मधु

yat te carma śataudane yāni lomāny aghnye | āmikṣāṃ duhratāṃ dātre kṣīraṃ sarpir atho madhu

What is thy hide in the hundred-fold rice-dish, and what the hairs, O inviolable cow — let them yield curd-with-milk for the giver, milk, ghee, and honey too.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 10 9.25

क्रोडौ ते स्तां पुरोदाशाव् आज्येनाभिघारितौ । तौ पक्षौ देवि कृत्वा सा पक्तारं दिवं वह

kroḍau te stāṃ purodāśāv ājyenābhighāritau | tau pakṣau devi kṛtvā sā paktāraṃ divaṃ vaha

Let thy two breast-parts be the sacrificial cakes, besprinkled with melted butter; making those thy two wings, O goddess, do thou carry the cooker to heaven.

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AV 10 9.26

उलूखले मुसले यश् च चर्मणि यो वा शूर्पे तण्डुलः कणः । यं वा वातो मातरिश्वा पवमानो ममाथाग्निष् टद् धोता सुहुतं कृणोतु

ulūkhale musale yaś ca carmaṇi yo vā śūrpe taṇḍulaḥ kaṇaḥ | yaṃ vā vāto mātariśvā pavamāno mamāthāgniṣ ṭad dhotā suhutaṃ kṛṇotu

Whatever grain of rice (is left) in the mortar, on the pestle, on the hide, or in the winnowing-basket, or whatever the wind, Mātariśvan the purifier, has blown away — let Agni the hotṛ make that a well-made oblation.

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AV 10 9.27

अपो देवीर् मधुमतीर् घृतश्चुतो ब्रह्मणां हस्तेषु प्रपृथक् सादयामि । यत्काम इदम् अभिषिञ्चामि वो ऽहं तन् मे सर्वं सं पद्यतां वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्

apo devīr madhumatīr ghṛtaścuto brahmaṇāṃ hasteṣu prapṛthak sādayāmi | yatkāma idam abhiṣiñcāmi vo 'haṃ tan me sarvaṃ saṃ padyatāṃ vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām

The divine waters, rich in honey, dripping with ghee, I set down severally in the hands of the brahmans. With whatever desire I here sprinkle you — let all that be fulfilled for me; may we be lords of riches.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition