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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 19 — Chapter 46

AV 19 46.1

प्रजापतिष् ट्वा बध्नात् प्रथमम् अस्तृतं वीर्याय कम् । तत् ते बध्नाम्य् आयुषे वर्चस ओजसे च बलाय चास्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

prajāpatiṣ ṭvā badhnāt prathamam astṛtaṃ vīryāya kam | tat te badhnāmy āyuṣe varcasa ojase ca balāya cāstṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

Prajāpati bound thee first, the unoverthrown one, for manly power — that (amulet) I bind on for thee, for lifetime, for splendour, for vigour and for strength; let the unoverthrown one guard thee.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

For manly strength Prajāpati bound thee on first, invincible. This for long life on thee I bind for splendour, strength, and energy. Invincible, let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 46.2

ऊर्ध्वस् तिष्ठतु रक्षन्न् अप्रमादम् अस्तृतेमम् मा त्वा दभन् पणयो यातुधानाः । इन्द्र इव दस्यून् अव धूनुष्व पृतन्यतः सर्वां छत्रून् वि षहस्वास्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

ūrdhvas tiṣṭhatu rakṣann apramādam astṛtemam mā tvā dabhan paṇayo yātudhānāḥ | indra iva dasyūn ava dhūnuṣva pṛtanyataḥ sarvāṃ chatrūn vi ṣahasvāstṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

Let it stand upright, guarding without negligence, the unoverthrown one; let not the Paṇis, the sorcerers, deceive thee. Like Indra, shake down the Dasyus, those who fight (thee); overcome all rivals; let the unoverthrown one guard thee.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Erect, invincible, be this man's watchful keeper: let not the Panis or the sorcerers harm thee. Shake off thy foes as Indra scattered Dasyus: quell all enemies. Invincible, let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 46.3

शतं च न प्रहरन्तो निघ्नन्तो न तस्तिरे । तस्मिन्न् इन्द्रः पर्य् अदत्त चक्षुः प्राणम् अथो बलम् अस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

śataṃ ca na praharanto nighnanto na tastire | tasminn indraḥ pary adatta cakṣuḥ prāṇam atho balam astṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

And a hundred, striking and smiting, have not laid (him) low; in him Indra bestowed sight, breath, and also strength; let the unoverthrown one guard thee.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Indra hath lent the power of sight, and vital breath and strength to this. Whom even a hundred combatants, striking, have failed to over- come. Invincible, let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 46.4

इन्द्रस्य त्वा वर्मणा परि धापयामो यो देवानाम् अधिराजो बभूव । पुनस् त्वा देवाः प्र णयन्तु सर्वे ऽस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

indrasya tvā varmaṇā pari dhāpayāmo yo devānām adhirājo babhūva | punas tvā devāḥ pra ṇayantu sarve 'stṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

With Indra's armour we clothe thee about, (Indra) who has become the over-king of the gods; let all the gods lead thee forward again; let the unoverthrown one guard thee.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Around thy limbs I place the mail of Indra who hath become the Gods' imperial Sovran. Again let all the Deities bring thee hither. Invincible let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 46.5

अस्मिन् मणाव् एकशतं वीर्याणि सहस्रं प्राणा अस्मिन्न् अस्तृते । व्याघ्रः शत्रून् अभि तिष्ठ सर्वान् यस् त्वा पृतन्याद् अधरः सो अस्त्व् अस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

asmin maṇāv ekaśataṃ vīryāṇi sahasraṃ prāṇā asminn astṛte | vyāghraḥ śatrūn abhi tiṣṭha sarvān yas tvā pṛtanyād adharaḥ so astv astṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

In this amulet are a hundred and one manly powers; a thousand breaths are in this unoverthrown one. As a tiger, stand upon all rivals; whoever fights thee, let him be the lower; let the unoverthrown one guard thee.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

One and a hundred manly powers, a thousand lives hath this Amulet, unconquered ever. Go forth a tiger, strike down all thy foemen: let him who would oppose fall low beneath thee. Invincible, let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 46.6

घृताद् उल्लुप्तो मधुमान् पयस्वान्त् सहस्रप्राणः शतयोनिर् वयोधाः । शम्भूश् च मयोभूश् चोर्जस्वांश् च पयस्वांश् चास्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

ghṛtād ullupto madhumān payasvānt sahasraprāṇaḥ śatayonir vayodhāḥ | śambhūś ca mayobhūś corjasvāṃś ca payasvāṃś cāstṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

Drawn out of ghee, full of honey, full of milk, thousand-breathed, hundred-wombed, bestowing vigour; both beneficent and delightful, full of strength and full of milk — let the unoverthrown one guard thee.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Drawn forth from butter, rich in milk and sweetness, hundred- lived, thousand-homed, bestowing vigour, Kindly, delightsome, full of sap, and mighty, invincible let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 46.7

यथा त्वम् उत्तरो ऽसो असपत्नः सपत्नहा । सजातानाम् असद् वशी तथा त्वा सविता करद् अस्तृतस् त्वाभि रक्षतु

yathā tvam uttaro 'so asapatnaḥ sapatnahā | sajātānām asad vaśī tathā tvā savitā karad astṛtas tvābhi rakṣatu

As you shall be the higher one, without a rival, a slayer of rivals, and shall be master over your kinsmen — so may Savitṛ make you; let the unoverthrown one protect you on every side.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

That thou mayst be pre-eminent, slayer of rivals, rivalless, May Savitar cause thee to be chief and controller of thy kin. Invincible, let it guard thee well.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)