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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 19 — Chapter 7

AV 19 7.1

चित्राणि साकं दिवि रोचनानि सरीसृपाणि भुवने जवानि । तुर्मिशं सुमतिम् इछमानो अहानि गीर्भिः सपर्यामि नाकम्

citrāṇi sākaṃ divi rocanāni sarīsṛpāṇi bhuvane javāni | turmiśaṃ sumatim ichamāno ahāni gīrbhiḥ saparyāmi nākam

The bright lights in the sky together, gliding, swift in the world—desiring turmiśa and favour, I honour with songs the days and the vault of heaven.

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

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The brilliant lights shining in heaven together, which through the world glide on with rapid motion. And Days, and Firmament with songs I worship, seeking the Twenty-eight-fold for its favour.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 7.2

सुहवम् अग्ने कृत्तिका रोहिणी चास्तु भद्रं मृगशिरः शम् आर्द्रा । पुनर्वसू सूनृता चारु पुष्यो भानुर् आश्लेषा अयनं मघा मे

suhavam agne kṛttikā rohiṇī cāstu bhadraṃ mṛgaśiraḥ śam ārdrā | punarvasū sūnṛtā cāru puṣyo bhānur āśleṣā ayanaṃ maghā me

O Agni, let the Kṛttikās and Rohiṇī be of good invocation; auspicious be Mṛgaśiras, benign Ārdrā; the Punarvasus (be) generous and Puṣya dear; Bhānu (be) Āśleṣā, Maghā my (good) course.

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

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Krittikās, Rohinī be swift to hear me! Let Mrigasiras bless me, help me Ārdrā! Punarvasu and Sūnritā, fair Pushya, the Sun, Asleshās, Maghā lead me onward!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 7.3

पुण्यं पूर्वा फल्गुन्यौ चात्र हस्तश् चित्रा शिवा स्वाति सुखो मे अस्तु । राधे विशाखे सुहवानुराधा ज्येष्ठा सुनक्षत्रम् अरिष्ट मूलम्

puṇyaṃ pūrvā phalgunyau cātra hastaś citrā śivā svāti sukho me astu | rādhe viśākhe suhavānurādhā jyeṣṭhā sunakṣatram ariṣṭa mūlam

Auspicious be the two Phalgunīs here, and Hasta; Citrā (be) kindly, Svāti pleasant for me; bountiful be the Viśākhās, of good invocation Anurādhā, Jyeṣṭhā a good asterism, Mūla unharming.

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

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My bliss be Svāti and benignant Chitrā, my right First Phalgunis and present Hasta. Rādhas, Visākhas, gracious Anurādhā, Jyeshthā and happy- starred uninjured Mūla.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 7.4

अन्नं पूर्वा रासतां मे अषाधा ऊर्जं देव्य् उत्तरा आ वहन्तु । अभिजिन् मे रासतां पुण्यम् एव श्रवणः श्रविष्ठाः कुर्वतां सुपुष्टिम्

annaṃ pūrvā rāsatāṃ me aṣādhā ūrjaṃ devy uttarā ā vahantu | abhijin me rāsatāṃ puṇyam eva śravaṇaḥ śraviṣṭhāḥ kurvatāṃ supuṣṭim

Let the earlier Aṣāḍhās grant me food; let the later, the goddess, bring strength; let Abhijit grant me just what is auspicious; let Śravaṇa and the Śraviṣṭhās make good thriving.

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

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Food shall be earlier Ashādhas grant me; let those that follow bring me strength and vigour; With virtuous merit Abhijit endow me! Sravana and Sravishthās make me prosper.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 19 7.5

आ मे महच् छतभिषग् वरीय आ मे द्वया प्रोष्ठपदा सुशर्म । आ रेवती चाश्वयुजौ भगं म आ मे रयिं भरण्य आ वहन्तु

ā me mahac chatabhiṣag varīya ā me dvayā proṣṭhapadā suśarma | ā revatī cāśvayujau bhagaṃ ma ā me rayiṃ bharaṇya ā vahantu

Let Śatabhiṣaj bring me greatness, wider room; let the two Proṣṭhapadās bring me twofold good shelter; let Revatī and the two Aśvayujas bring me fortune, let the Bharaṇīs bring me wealth.

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

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Satabhishak afford me ample freedom, and both the Proshtha- padas guard me safely. Revati and the Asvayujas bring me luck, and the Bharanis abundant riches!

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)