← Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 16

Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 16 — Chapter 4

AV 16 4.1

नाभिर् अहं रयीणां नाभिः समानानां भूयासम्

nābhir ahaṃ rayīṇāṃ nābhiḥ samānānāṃ bhūyāsam

I am the navel of riches; may I be the navel of my equals.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I am the:centre of riches. Fain would I be the centre of mine equals.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 16 4.2

स्वासद् असि सूषा अमृतो मर्त्येश्व् आ

svāsad asi sūṣā amṛto martyeśv ā

You are of good seat, of good strength, immortal among mortals.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Pleasant art thou to sit by one, a mother: immortal among mortals.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 16 4.3

मा मां प्राणो हासीन् मो अपानो ऽवहाय परा गात्

mā māṃ prāṇo hāsīn mo apāno 'vahāya parā gāt

Let the in-breath not forsake me, nor let the out-breath depart, leaving (me) behind.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Let not inward breath desert me; let not outward breath depart and leave me.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 16 4.4

सूर्यो माह्नः पात्व् अग्निः पृथिव्या वायुर् अन्तरिक्षाद् यमो मनुष्येभ्यः सरस्वती पार्थिवेभ्यः

sūryo māhnaḥ pātv agniḥ pṛthivyā vāyur antarikṣād yamo manuṣyebhyaḥ sarasvatī pārthivebhyaḥ

Let Sūrya guard me from the day, Agni from the earth, Vāyu from the midspace, Yama from men, Sarasvatī from earthly beings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Let Sūrya protect me from Day, Agni from Earth, Vāyu from Firmament, Yama from men, Sarasvatī from dwellers on the earth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 16 4.5

प्राणापनौ मा मा हासिष्टम् मा जने प्र मेषि

prāṇāpanau mā mā hāsiṣṭam mā jane pra meṣi

O in-breath and out-breath, do not forsake me; may I not perish among the people.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Let not outward and inward breath fail me. Be not thou destruc- tive among the men.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 16 4.6

स्वस्त्य् अद्योषसो दोषसश् च सर्व आपः सर्वगणो अशीय

svasty adyoṣaso doṣasaś ca sarva āpaḥ sarvagaṇo aśīya

Well-being today from the dawns and from the evenings; may I obtain all the waters with all their host.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Propitious to-day be dawns and evenings. May I drink water with all my people safe around me.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 16 4.7

शक्वरी स्थ पशवो मोप स्थेषुर् मित्रावरुणौ मे प्राणापानाव् अग्निर् मे दक्षं दधातु

śakvarī stha paśavo mopa stheṣur mitrāvaruṇau me prāṇāpānāv agnir me dakṣaṃ dadhātu

You are the śakvarī (powerful) ones; let the cattle not come near me. Mitra and Varuṇa (be) my in-breath and out-breath; let Agni set skill in me.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Mighty are ye, domestic creatures. May Mitra-Varuna stand beside me. May Agni give me inward and outward breath. May,he give me ability.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)