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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 15 — Chapter 8

AV 15 8.1

सो ऽरज्यत ततो राजन्यो ऽजायत

so 'rajyata tato rājanyo 'jāyata

He ruled (or: grew impassioned); from that the rājanya was born.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

He was filled with passion: from him sprang the Rājanya.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 15 8.2

स विशः सबन्धून् अन्नम् अन्नाद्यम् अभ्युदतिष्ठत्

sa viśaḥ sabandhūn annam annādyam abhyudatiṣṭhat

He rose up over the clans, over the kinsmen, over food, over eatable food.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

He came to the people, to kinsmen, food and nourishment.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 15 8.3

विशां च वै स सबन्धूनां चान्नस्य चान्नाद्यस्य च प्रियं धाम भवति य एवं वेद

viśāṃ ca vai sa sabandhūnāṃ cānnasya cānnādyasya ca priyaṃ dhāma bhavati ya evaṃ veda

And he becomes the dear abode of the clans and of the kinsmen and of food and of edible food—he who knows thus.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

He who possesses this knowledge becomes the dear home of the people, kinsmen, food and nourishment.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)