Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 12

AV 20 12.1

उद् उ ब्रह्माण्य् ऐरत श्रवस्येन्द्रं समर्ये महया वसिष्ठ । आ यो विश्वानि शवसा ततानोपश्रोता म ईवतो वचांसि

ud u brahmāṇy airata śravasyendraṃ samarye mahayā vasiṣṭha | ā yo viśvāni śavasā tatānopaśrotā ma īvato vacāṃsi

The formulations have risen up seeking fame; magnify Indra in the contest, Vasiṣṭha — he who with his power has stretched out over all things, the hearer of the words of one like me.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 20 12.2

अयामि घोष इन्द्र देवजामिर् इरज्यन्त यच् छुरुधो विवाचि । नहि स्वम् आयुश् चिकिते जनेषु तानीद् अंहांस्य् अति पर्ष्य् अस्मान्

ayāmi ghoṣa indra devajāmir irajyanta yac churudho vivāci | nahi svam āyuś cikite janeṣu tānīd aṃhāṃsy ati parṣy asmān

A cry has been sent forth, Indra, akin to the gods, when in the dispute they directed the winnings. For no one discerns his own lifetime among men; carry us across just those straits.

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

AV 20 12.3

युजे रथं गवेषणं हरिभ्याम् उप ब्रह्माणि जुजुषाणम् अस्थुः । वि बाधिष्ट स्य रोदसी महित्वेन्द्रो वृत्राण्य् अप्रती जघन्वान्

yuje rathaṃ gaveṣaṇaṃ haribhyām upa brahmāṇi jujuṣāṇam asthuḥ | vi bādhiṣṭa sya rodasī mahitvendro vṛtrāṇy apratī jaghanvān

I yoke with the two bays the chariot that seeks cattle; the formulations have come near to him who takes pleasure (in them). He forced apart the two worlds with his greatness, Indra, having slain the Vṛtras, unopposed.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 20 12.4

आपश् चित् पिप्यु स्तर्यो न गावो नक्षन्न् ऋतं जरितारस् त इन्द्र । याहि वायुर् न नियुतो नो अछा त्वं हि धीभिर् दयसे वि वाजान्

āpaś cit pipyu staryo na gāvo nakṣann ṛtaṃ jaritāras ta indra | yāhi vāyur na niyuto no achā tvaṃ hi dhībhir dayase vi vājān

Even the waters have swelled, like barren cows (giving milk); thy singers, Indra, have attained the truth. Come to us like Vāyu with his teams, for thou dost apportion prizes according to (our) insights.

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

AV 20 12.5

ते त्वा मदा इन्द्र मादयन्तु शुष्मिणं तुविराधसं जरित्रे । एको देवत्रा दयसे हि मर्तान् अस्मिन् छूर सवने मादयस्व

te tvā madā indra mādayantu śuṣmiṇaṃ tuvirādhasaṃ jaritre | eko devatrā dayase hi martān asmin chūra savane mādayasva

Let those exhilarations gladden thee, Indra, the impetuous one, of powerful bounty toward the singer; for alone among the gods thou art generous to mortals: at this pressing, hero, take thy joy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 20 12.6

एवेद् इन्द्रं वृषणं वज्रबाहुं वसिष्ठासो अभ्य् अर्चन्त्य् अर्कैः । स न स्तुतो वीरवद् धातु गोमद् यूयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः

eved indraṃ vṛṣaṇaṃ vajrabāhuṃ vasiṣṭhāso abhy arcanty arkaiḥ | sa na stuto vīravad dhātu gomad yūyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ

Just so do the Vasiṣṭhas sing toward Indra, the bull with the vajra in his arm, with their chants. Praised, let him grant us (wealth) rich in men and in cattle. Do you protect us always with your blessings.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 20 12.7

ऋजीषी वज्री वृषभस् तुराषाट् छुष्मी राजा वृत्रहा सोमपावा । युक्त्वा हरिभ्याम् उप यासद् अर्वाङ् माध्यंदिने सवने मत्सद् इन्द्रः

ṛjīṣī vajrī vṛṣabhas turāṣāṭ chuṣmī rājā vṛtrahā somapāvā | yuktvā haribhyām upa yāsad arvāṅ mādhyaṃdine savane matsad indraḥ

Possessor of the pressed-out draught, bearer of the vajra, bull, overcomer of the swift, impetuous, king, slayer of Vṛtra, soma-drinker — having yoked his two bays let him drive near hither; at the midday pressing let Indra be exhilarated.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition