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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 124

AV 20 124.1

कया नश् चित्र आ भुवद् ऊती सदावृधः सखा । कया शचिष्ठया वृता

kayā naś citra ā bhuvad ūtī sadāvṛdhaḥ sakhā | kayā śaciṣṭhayā vṛtā

With what help will the bright one be with us, the ever-strengthening friend? With what mightiest troop?

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

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With what help will he come to us, wonderful, ever-waxing Friend, With what most mighty company?

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 124.2

कस् त्वा सत्यो मदानां मंहिष्ठो मत्सद् अन्धसः । दृल्हा चिद् आरुजे वसु

kas tvā satyo madānāṃ maṃhiṣṭho matsad andhasaḥ | dṛlhā cid āruje vasu

Which true one of the intoxicating draughts, most liberal of the juice, shall gladden thee — (thee) to break open even firm-held goods?

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

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What genuine and most liberal draught will spirit thee with juice to burst. Open e'en strongly-guarded wealth?

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 124.3

अभी षु नः सखीनाम् अविता जरितॄणाम् । शतं भवास्य् ऊतिभिः

abhī ṣu naḥ sakhīnām avitā jaritṝṇām | śataṃ bhavāsy ūtibhiḥ

Be thou indeed a helper of us, thy friends, the singers, with a hundred aids.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Do thou who art protector us thy friends who praise thee With hundred aids approach us.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 124.4

इमा नु कं भुवना सीषधामेन्द्रश् च विश्वे च देवाः । यज्ञं च नस् तन्वं च प्रजां चादित्यैर् इन्द्रः सह चीकॢपाति

imā nu kaṃ bhuvanā sīṣadhāmendraś ca viśve ca devāḥ | yajñaṃ ca nas tanvaṃ ca prajāṃ cādityair indraḥ saha cīkḷpāti

Let us set these worlds in order — both Indra and all the gods; and our sacrifice and our body and our offspring may Indra together with the Ādityas arrange.

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

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We will, with Indra and all Gods to help us, bring these existing worlds into subjection. Our sacrifice, our bodies, and our offspring shall Indra form together with the Ādityas.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 124.5

आदित्यैर् इन्द्रः सगणो मरुद्भिर् अस्माकं भूत्व् अविता तनूनाम् । हत्वाय देवा असुरान् यद् आयन् देवा देवत्वम् अभिरक्षमाणाः

ādityair indraḥ sagaṇo marudbhir asmākaṃ bhūtv avitā tanūnām | hatvāya devā asurān yad āyan devā devatvam abhirakṣamāṇāḥ

May Indra with the Ādityas, with his troop, with the Maruts, be the helper of our bodies — when the gods went forth, having slain the Asuras, the gods guarding their godhead.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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With the Ādityas, with the band of Maruts, may Indra be pro- tector of our bodies. As when the Gods came after they had slaughtered the Asuras, keeping safe their Godlike nature,

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 124.6

प्रत्यञ्चम् अर्कम् अनयं छचीभिर् आद् इत् स्वधाम् इषिराम् पर्य् अपश्यन् । अया वाजं देवहितं सनेम मदेम शतहिमाः सुवीराः

pratyañcam arkam anayaṃ chacībhir ād it svadhām iṣirām pary apaśyan | ayā vājaṃ devahitaṃ sanema madema śatahimāḥ suvīrāḥ

With their powers they led the chant back (westward); then indeed they looked round upon the eager self-power. By this may we win the prize set by the gods; may we rejoice, a hundred winters long, with good heroes.

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

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Brought the Sun hitherward with mighty powers, and looked about them on their vigorous Godhead. With this may we obtain strength God-appointed, and joy with brave sons through a hundred winters.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)