Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 19 — Chapter 52
AV 19 52.1
कामस् तद् अग्रे सम् अवर्तत मनसो रेतः प्रथमं यद् आसीत् । स काम कामेन बृहता सयोनी रायस् पोषं यजमानाय धेहि
kāmas tad agre sam avartata manaso retaḥ prathamaṃ yad āsīt | sa kāma kāmena bṛhatā sayonī rāyas poṣaṃ yajamānāya dhehi
Desire arose there in the beginning, which was the first seed of mind. O Desire, being of one womb with the great Desire, bestow increase of riches on the sacrificer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Thereafter rose Desire in the beginning, Desire the primal seed and germ of Spirit. O Kāma dwelling with the lofty Kāma, give growth of riches to the sacrificer.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 19 52.2
त्वं काम सहसासि प्रतिष्ठितो विभुर् विभावा सख आ सखीयते । त्वम् उग्रः पृतनासु ससहिः सह ओजो यजमानाय धेहि
tvaṃ kāma sahasāsi pratiṣṭhito vibhur vibhāvā sakha ā sakhīyate | tvam ugraḥ pṛtanāsu sasahiḥ saha ojo yajamānāya dhehi
You, Desire, are established by force, pervading, far-shining, a friend to him who seeks friendship. You are fierce, overcoming in battles: bestow force and vigour on the sacrificer.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Thou, Kāma, art victorious, famous, potent, splendid, a friend. to him who seeks thy friendship. Mighty and overpowering in battle, give strength and vigour to the sacrificer.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 19 52.3
दूराच् चकमानाय प्रतिपाणायाक्षये । आस्मा अशृण्वन्न् आशाः कामेनाजनयन्त् स्वः
dūrāc cakamānāya pratipāṇāyākṣaye | āsmā aśṛṇvann āśāḥ kāmenājanayant svaḥ
For the one desiring from afar, for the imperishable ... : the regions listened for him; by Desire they begot the sun-light.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
They heard his prayers, and they begot, by Kāma, heavenly- light for him. Who from a distance longed for it, a dealer ready to exchange.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 19 52.4
कामेन मा काम आगन् हृदयाद् धृदयं परि । यद् अमीषाम् अदो मनस् तद् ऐतूप माम् इह
kāmena mā kāma āgan hṛdayād dhṛdayaṃ pari | yad amīṣām ado manas tad aitūpa mām iha
By desire has Desire come to me, from heart to heart. That mind which is yonder, of those (others) — let it come here to me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
O Kāma, with whatever wish we make this offering to thee, May it be all fulfilled to us. Then taste this sacrifice, All hail!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 19 52.5
यत् काम कामयमाना इदं कृण्मसि ते हविः । तन् नः सर्वं सम् ऋध्यताम् अथैतस्य हविषो वीहि स्वाहा
yat kāma kāmayamānā idaṃ kṛṇmasi te haviḥ | tan naḥ sarvaṃ sam ṛdhyatām athaitasya haviṣo vīhi svāhā
What we, desiring, make as this oblation for you, O Desire — let all that come to fulfilment for us; and then partake of this oblation. Svāhā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition