Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 15 — Chapter 3

AV 15 3.1

स संवत्सरम् ऊर्ध्वो ऽतिष्ठत् तं देवा अब्रुवन् व्रात्य किं नु तिष्ठसीति

sa saṃvatsaram ūrdhvo 'tiṣṭhat taṃ devā abruvan vrātya kiṃ nu tiṣṭhasīti

He stood upright for a year. The gods said to him: "Vrātya, why are you standing?"

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AV 15 3.2

सो ऽब्रवीद् आसन्दीं मे सं भरन्त्व् इति

so 'bravīd āsandīṃ me saṃ bharantv iti

He said: "Let them bring together a seat for me."

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AV 15 3.3

तस्मै व्रात्यायासन्दीं सम् अभरन्

tasmai vrātyāyāsandīṃ sam abharan

For that Vrātya they brought together a seat.

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AV 15 3.4

तस्या ग्रीष्मश् च वसन्तश् च द्वौ पादाव् आस्तां शरच् च वर्षाश् च द्वौ

tasyā grīṣmaś ca vasantaś ca dvau pādāv āstāṃ śarac ca varṣāś ca dvau

Of it, summer and spring were two feet, autumn and the rains two (more).

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AV 15 3.5

बृहच् च रथन्तरं चानूच्ये आस्तां यज्ञायज्ञियं च वामदेव्यं च तिरश्च्ये

bṛhac ca rathantaraṃ cānūcye āstāṃ yajñāyajñiyaṃ ca vāmadevyaṃ ca tiraścye

The Bṛhat and the Rathantara (chants) were the two lengthwise pieces, the Yajñāyajñiya and the Vāmadevya the two crosswise pieces.

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AV 15 3.6

ऋचः प्राञ्चस् तन्तवो यजूंषि तिर्यञ्चः

ṛcaḥ prāñcas tantavo yajūṃṣi tiryañcaḥ

The verses (ṛc) were the threads running lengthwise, the yajus-formulas those running crosswise.

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AV 15 3.7

वेद आस्तरणं ब्रह्मोपबर्हणम्

veda āstaraṇaṃ brahmopabarhaṇam

The Veda was the covering, the brahman the cushion.

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AV 15 3.8

सामासाद उद्गीथो ऽपश्रयः

sāmāsāda udgītho 'paśrayaḥ

The sāman was the seat, the udgītha the back-rest.

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AV 15 3.9

ताम् आसन्दीं व्रात्य आरोहत्

tām āsandīṃ vrātya ārohat

Onto that seat the Vrātya climbed.

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AV 15 3.10

तस्य देवजनाः परिष्कन्दा आसन्त् संकल्पाः प्रहाय्या विश्वानि भूतान्य् उपसदः

tasya devajanāḥ pariṣkandā āsant saṃkalpāḥ prahāyyā viśvāni bhūtāny upasadaḥ

The hosts of gods were his attendants running alongside, (his) intentions his messengers, all beings his attendants in waiting.

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AV 15 3.11

विश्वान्य् एवास्य भूतान्य् उपसदो भवन्ति य एवं वेद

viśvāny evāsya bhūtāny upasado bhavanti ya evaṃ veda

All beings indeed become the attendants of him who knows thus.

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