Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 1
AV 20 1.1
इन्द्र त्वा वृषभं वयं सुते सोमे हवामहे । स पाहि मध्वो अन्धसः
indra tvā vṛṣabhaṃ vayaṃ sute some havāmahe | sa pāhi madhvo andhasaḥ
Indra, we call you, the bull, at the pressed soma; drink of the sweet juice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Thee, Indra, we invoke, the Bull, what time the Soma hath been pressed. Drink of the sweetly-flavoured juice.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 20 1.2
मरुतो यस्य हि क्षये पाथा दिवो विमहसः । स सुगोपातमो जनः
maruto yasya hi kṣaye pāthā divo vimahasaḥ | sa sugopātamo janaḥ
For in whose dwelling you, O Maruts of boundless greatness, drink of the sky — that man is best guarded.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
The best of guardian hath the man within whose dwelling-place ye drink, O Maruts, giants of the sky.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 20 1.3
उक्षान्नाय वशान्नाय सोमपृष्ठाय वेधसे । स्तोमैर् विधेमाग्नये
ukṣānnāya vaśānnāya somapṛṣṭhāya vedhase | stomair vidhemāgnaye
To him whose food is bulls, whose food is barren cows, who is soma-backed, the ordainer — let us honour Agni with praises.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Let us serve Agni with our hyms, Sage who consumeth ox and cow, Who beareth Soma on his back.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)