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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 29

AV 20 29.1

त्वं हि स्तोमवर्धन इन्द्रास्य् उक्थवर्धनः । स्तोतॄणाम् उत भद्रकृत्

tvaṃ hi stomavardhana indrāsy ukthavardhanaḥ | stotṝṇām uta bhadrakṛt

For you, Indra, are one strengthened by praise-song, strengthened by recitation, and a doer of good for the praisers.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 20 29.2

इन्द्रम् इत् केशिना हरी सोमपेयाय वक्षतः । उप यज्ञं सुराधसम्

indram it keśinā harī somapeyāya vakṣataḥ | upa yajñaṃ surādhasam

Let the two maned bay horses convey Indra to the soma-drinking, to the sacrifice rich in bounty.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Bay horses with their long manes bring Indra to drink the Soma juice, The Bountiful to our sacrifice.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 29.3

अपां फेनेन नमुचेः शिर इन्द्रोद् अवर्तयः । विश्वा यद् अजय स्पृधः

apāṃ phenena namuceḥ śira indrod avartayaḥ | viśvā yad ajaya spṛdhaḥ

With the foam of the waters, Indra, you rolled off the head of Namuci, when you conquered all rivals.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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With waters' foam thou torest off, Indra, the head of Namuchi, Subduing all contending hosts.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 29.4

मायाभिर् उत्सिसृप्सत इन्द्र द्याम् आरुरुक्षतः । अव दस्यूꣳर् अधूनुथाः

māyābhir utsisṛpsata indra dyām ārurukṣataḥ | ava dasyūṁr adhūnuthāḥ

Those who wished to creep up by their magic arts, who wished to climb to heaven — the Dasyus, Indra, you shook down.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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The Dasyus, when they fain would climb by magic arts and mount to heaven, Thou, Indra, castest down to earth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 29.5

असुन्वाम् इन्द्र संसदं विषूचीं व्य् अनाशयः । सोमपा उत्तरो भवन्

asunvām indra saṃsadaṃ viṣūcīṃ vy anāśayaḥ | somapā uttaro bhavan

The assembly that pressed no soma, Indra, you scattered in all directions, proving superior as the soma-drinker.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

As Soma-drinker conquering all, thou scatteredst to every side Their band who poured no gifts to thee.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)