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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 13

AV 20 13.1

इन्द्रश् च सोमं पिबतं बृहस्पते ऽस्मिन् यज्ञे मन्दसाना वृषण्वसू । आ वां विशन्त्व् इन्दवः स्वाभुवो ऽस्मे रयिं सर्ववीरं नि यछतम्

indraś ca somaṃ pibataṃ bṛhaspate 'smin yajñe mandasānā vṛṣaṇvasū | ā vāṃ viśantv indavaḥ svābhuvo 'sme rayiṃ sarvavīraṃ ni yachatam

Indra and Bṛhaspati, drink the soma at this sacrifice, taking joy, you two whose wealth is manly. Let the well-formed drops enter you two; grant us wealth complete with heroes.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Lords of great wealth, Brihaspati and Indra, rejoicing at this sacrifice drink Soma. Let the abundant drops sink deep within you: vouchsafe us riches with full store of heroes.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 13.2

आ वो वहन्तु सप्तयो रघुष्यदो रघुपत्वानः प्र जिगात बाहुभिः । सीदता बर्हिर् उरु वः सदस् कृतं मादयध्वं मरुतो मध्वो अन्धसः

ā vo vahantu saptayo raghuṣyado raghupatvānaḥ pra jigāta bāhubhiḥ | sīdatā barhir uru vaḥ sadas kṛtaṃ mādayadhvaṃ maruto madhvo andhasaḥ

Let your coursers, swift-running, bring you; swift-flying, come forward with your arms. Sit upon the barhis; a wide seat has been made for you; take your joy, Maruts, in the sweet draught.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Let your swift-gliding coursers bear you hitherward with their fleet pinions. Come ye forward with your arms. Sit on the grass; a wide seat hath been made for you: delight yourselves, O Maruts, in the pleasant food.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 13.3

इमं स्तोमम् अर्हते जातवेदसे रथम् इव सं महेमा मनीषया । भद्रा हि नः प्रमतिर् अस्य संसद्य् अग्ने सख्ये मा रिषामा वयं तव

imaṃ stomam arhate jātavedase ratham iva saṃ mahemā manīṣayā | bhadrā hi naḥ pramatir asya saṃsady agne sakhye mā riṣāmā vayaṃ tava

This praise-song for the worthy Jātavedas let us fashion great with our thought, like a chariot. For his forethought is auspicious for us in the assembly. Agni, in thy friendship let us not come to harm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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For Jātavedas, worthy of our praise, will we frame with our mind this eulogy as 'twere a car. For good in his assembly is this care of ours. Let us not in thy friendship, Agni, suffer harm.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 13.4

ऐभिर् अग्ने सरथं याह्य् अर्वाङ् नानारथं वा विभवो ह्य् अश्वाः । पत्नीवतस् त्रिंशतं त्रींश् च देवान् अनुष्वधम् आ वह मादयस्व

aibhir agne sarathaṃ yāhy arvāṅ nānārathaṃ vā vibhavo hy aśvāḥ | patnīvatas triṃśataṃ trīṃś ca devān anuṣvadham ā vaha mādayasva

Come hither, Agni, on one chariot with these, or on separate chariots, for thy horses are capable. Bring here the thirty and three gods together with their wives, each according to his own will, and take thy joy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

With these, borne on one car, Agni, approach us; or borne on many, for thy steeds are able. Bring, with their Dames, the Gods, the Three-and-Thirty, after thy Godlike nature, and he joyful.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)