Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 19 — Chapter 49

AV 19 49.1

इषिरा योषा युवतिर् दमूना रात्री देवस्य सवितुर् भगस्य । अश्वक्षभा सुहवा संभृतश्रीर् आ पप्रौ द्यावापृथिवी महित्वा

iṣirā yoṣā yuvatir damūnā rātrī devasya savitur bhagasya | aśvakṣabhā suhavā saṃbhṛtaśrīr ā paprau dyāvāpṛthivī mahitvā

A lively woman, a young girl, a housewife, Night belongs to the god Savitṛ, to Bhaga; horse-supporting(?), well invoked, with gathered splendour, she has filled heaven and earth with her greatness.

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AV 19 49.2

अति विश्वान्य् अरुहद् गम्भिरो वर्षिष्ठम् अरुहन्त श्रविष्ठाः । उशती रात्र्य् अनु सा भद्राभि तिष्ठते मित्र इव स्वधाभिः

ati viśvāny aruhad gambhiro varṣiṣṭham aruhanta śraviṣṭhāḥ | uśatī rātry anu sā bhadrābhi tiṣṭhate mitra iva svadhābhiḥ

The deep one has climbed above all things, the most famed have climbed the highest; eager Night, the blessed one, follows after and stands over (all), like Mitra with his own powers.

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AV 19 49.3

वर्ये वन्दे सुभगे सुजात आजगन् रात्रि सुमना इह स्याम् । अस्मांस् त्रायस्व नर्याणि जाता अथो यानि गव्यानि पुष्ट्या

varye vande subhage sujāta ājagan rātri sumanā iha syām | asmāṃs trāyasva naryāṇi jātā atho yāni gavyāni puṣṭyā

O choice one, I praise (you), O fair-fortuned, well-born; you have come, O Night; may I be of good mind here. Save us — the manly offspring, and also what is of cattle, with prosperity.

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AV 19 49.4

सिंहस्य रात्र्य् उशती पींषस्य व्याघ्रस्य द्वीपिनो वर्च आ ददे । अश्वस्य ब्रध्नं पुरुषस्य मायुं पुरु रूपाणि कृणुषे विभाती

siṃhasya rātry uśatī pīṃṣasya vyāghrasya dvīpino varca ā dade | aśvasya bradhnaṃ puruṣasya māyuṃ puru rūpāṇi kṛṇuṣe vibhātī

Eager Night, you take to yourself the splendour of the lion, of the ...(?), of the tiger, of the spotted leopard; the horse's ruddy (colour), man's cry — many forms you make as you shine forth.

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AV 19 49.5

शिवां रात्रिम् अनुसूर्यं च हिमस्य माता सुहवा नो अस्तु । अस्य स्तोमस्य सुभगे नि बोध येन त्वा वन्दे विश्वासु दिक्षु

śivāṃ rātrim anusūryaṃ ca himasya mātā suhavā no astu | asya stomasya subhage ni bodha yena tvā vande viśvāsu dikṣu

(Be) a kindly night, and following the sun; may the mother of frost be easy for us to call upon. Take note of this praise-song, O fortunate one, with which I greet you in all the directions.

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AV 19 49.6

स्तोमस्य नो विभावरि रात्रि राजेव जोषसे । असाम सर्ववीरा भवाम सर्ववेदसो व्युछन्तीर् अनूषसः

stomasya no vibhāvari rātri rājeva joṣase | asāma sarvavīrā bhavāma sarvavedaso vyuchantīr anūṣasaḥ

Take pleasure in our praise-song, O far-shining Night, as a king does. May we be possessed of all our men, may we become possessed of all wealth, while (the nights) shine out after the dawns.

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AV 19 49.7

शम्या ह नाम दधिषे मम दिप्सन्ति ये धना । रात्रीहि तान् असुतपा य स्तेनो न विद्यते यत् पुनर् न विद्यते

śamyā ha nāma dadhiṣe mama dipsanti ye dhanā | rātrīhi tān asutapā ya steno na vidyate yat punar na vidyate

By (your) toil you have taken on a name. Those who seek to harm my wealth — O Night, go against them, the ones who drink no soma; (against) the thief who is not found, (against) what is not found again.

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AV 19 49.8

भद्रासि रात्रि चमसो न विष्टो विष्वङ् गोरूपं युवतिर् बिभर्षि । चक्षुष्मती मे उशती वपूम्षि प्रति त्वं दिव्या न क्षाम् अमुक्थाः

bhadrāsi rātri camaso na viṣṭo viṣvaṅ gorūpaṃ yuvatir bibharṣi | cakṣuṣmatī me uśatī vapūmṣi prati tvaṃ divyā na kṣām amukthāḥ

You are auspicious, Night, like a cup well fashioned; all ways, a young woman, you bear the form of a cow. Having eyes, eager, (you bear) beauteous shapes for me; you, divine, have put on (them) as the earth (does).

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AV 19 49.9

यो अद्य स्तेन आयत्य् अघायुर् मर्त्यो रिपुः । रात्री तस्य प्रतीत्य प्र ग्रीवाः प्र शिरो हनत्

yo adya stena āyaty aghāyur martyo ripuḥ | rātrī tasya pratītya pra grīvāḥ pra śiro hanat

Whatever thief comes today, an evil-intending mortal foe — let Night, going to meet him, strike off his neck, strike off his head.

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AV 19 49.10

प्र पादौ न यथायति प्र हस्तौ न यथाशिषत् । यो मलिम्लुर् उपायति स संपिष्टो अपायति । अपायति स्वपायति शुष्के स्थाणाव् अपायति

pra pādau na yathāyati pra hastau na yathāśiṣat | yo malimlur upāyati sa saṃpiṣṭo apāyati | apāyati svapāyati śuṣke sthāṇāv apāyati

So that he does not come forward on his (two) feet, so that he does not reach out with his (two) hands: the robber who comes near — let him go off crushed. Let him go off, let him go far off, let him go off onto a dry stump.

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