Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 19 — Chapter 60
AV 19 60.1
वाङ् म आसन् नसोः प्राणश् चक्षुर् अक्ष्णोः श्रोत्रं कर्णयोः । अपलिताः केशा अशोणा दन्ता बहु बाह्वोर् बलम्
vāṅ ma āsan nasoḥ prāṇaś cakṣur akṣṇoḥ śrotraṃ karṇayoḥ | apalitāḥ keśā aśoṇā dantā bahu bāhvor balam
Speech in my mouth, breath in the nostrils, sight in the eyes, hearing in the ears; hair not grey, teeth not reddened, much strength in the arms.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
May I have voice in my mouth, breath in my nostrils, sight in mine eyes, hearing in mine ears, hair that hath not turned gray, teeth free from yellowness, and much strength in mine arms.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 19 60.2
ऊर्वोर् ओजो जङ्घयोर् जवः पादयोः । प्रतिष्ठा अरिष्टानि मे सर्वात्मानिभृष्टः
ūrvor ojo jaṅghayor javaḥ pādayoḥ | pratiṣṭhā ariṣṭāni me sarvātmānibhṛṣṭaḥ
Vigour in the thighs, swiftness in the shanks, firm standing in the feet: unharmed be my (limbs), my whole self unblasted.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
May I have power in my thighs, swiftness in my legs, stedfast- ness in my feet. May all my members be uninjured and my soul unimpaired.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)