Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 37

AV 20 37.1

यस् तिग्मशृङ्गो वृषभो न भीमः एकः कृष्टीश् च्यवयति प्र विश्वाः । यः शश्वतो अदाशुषो गयस्य प्रयन्तासि सुष्वितराय वेदः

yas tigmaśṛṅgo vṛṣabho na bhīmaḥ ekaḥ kṛṣṭīś cyavayati pra viśvāḥ | yaḥ śaśvato adāśuṣo gayasya prayantāsi suṣvitarāya vedaḥ

He who, like a fearsome sharp-horned bull, alone makes all the peoples give way; who is the bestower, upon the better presser (of soma), of the property of every household that does not offer.

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AV 20 37.2

त्वं ह त्यद् इन्द्र कुत्सम् आवः शुश्रूषमाणस् तन्वा समर्ये । दासं यच् शुष्णम् कुयवं न्य् अस्मा अरन्धय आर्जुनेयाय शिक्षन्

tvaṃ ha tyad indra kutsam āvaḥ śuśrūṣamāṇas tanvā samarye | dāsaṃ yac śuṣṇam kuyavaṃ ny asmā arandhaya ārjuneyāya śikṣan

You indeed, Indra, helped Kutsa then, giving heed with your own body in the clash; when you subjected to him the Dāsa Śuṣṇa and Kuyava, aiding the son of Arjuna.

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AV 20 37.3

त्वं धृष्णो धृषता वीतहव्यं प्रावो विश्वाभिर् ऊतिभिः सुदासम् । प्र पौरुकुत्सिं त्रसदस्युम् आवः क्षेत्रसाता वृत्रहत्येषु पूरुम्

tvaṃ dhṛṣṇo dhṛṣatā vītahavyaṃ prāvo viśvābhir ūtibhiḥ sudāsam | pra paurukutsiṃ trasadasyum āvaḥ kṣetrasātā vṛtrahatyeṣu pūrum

You, bold one, boldly helped Vītahavya forward with all your aids, and Sudās; you furthered Paurukutsi Trasadasyu, and Pūru in the winning of land, in the slayings of foes.

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AV 20 37.4

त्वं नृभिर् नृमणो देववीतौ भूरीणि वृत्रा हर्यश्व हंसि । त्वं नि दस्युं चुमुरिं धुनिं चास्वापयो दभीतये सुहन्तु

tvaṃ nṛbhir nṛmaṇo devavītau bhūrīṇi vṛtrā haryaśva haṃsi | tvaṃ ni dasyuṃ cumuriṃ dhuniṃ cāsvāpayo dabhītaye suhantu

You, manly-minded one, with your men slay many foes at the gods' feast, O lord of bay horses. You put to sleep the Dasyu Cumuri and Dhuni, easy to smite, for Dabhīti.

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AV 20 37.5

तव च्यौत्नानि वज्रहस्त तानि नव यत् पुरो नवतिं च सद्यः । निवेशने शततमाविवेषीर् अहं च वृत्रं नमुचिम् उताहन्

tava cyautnāni vajrahasta tāni nava yat puro navatiṃ ca sadyaḥ | niveśane śatatamāviveṣīr ahaṃ ca vṛtraṃ namucim utāhan

Those are your feats, O vajra-handed one: that (you smashed) ninety-nine forts in a single day; at the settlement you got at the hundredth — and you slew Ahi and Vṛtra and also Namuci.

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AV 20 37.6

सना ता त इन्द्र भोजनानि रातहव्याय दाशुषे सुदासे । वृष्णे ते हरी वृषणा युनज्मि व्यन्तु ब्रह्माणि पुरुशाक वाजम्

sanā tā ta indra bhojanāni rātahavyāya dāśuṣe sudāse | vṛṣṇe te harī vṛṣaṇā yunajmi vyantu brahmāṇi puruśāka vājam

Of old these were your gifts of nourishment, Indra, for the offering-giving worshipper Sudās; for you, the bull, I yoke the two bull-like bays; let the prayers go after the prize, O one of much power.

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AV 20 37.7

मा ते अस्यां सहसावन् परिष्टाव् अघाय भूम हरिवः परादौ । त्रायस्व नो ऽवृकेभिर् वरूथैस् तव प्रियासः सूरिषु स्याम

mā te asyāṃ sahasāvan pariṣṭāv aghāya bhūma harivaḥ parādau | trāyasva no 'vṛkebhir varūthais tava priyāsaḥ sūriṣu syāma

In this beleaguerment of yours, O forceful one, may we not fall to harm, O lord of bays, in (your) giving-away; rescue us with wolf-free shelters; may we be your dear ones among the patrons.

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AV 20 37.8

प्रियास इत् ते मघवन्न् अभिष्टौ नरो मदेम शरणे सखायः । नि तुर्वशं नि याद्वं शिशीह्य् अतिथिग्वाय शंस्यं करिष्यन्

priyāsa it te maghavann abhiṣṭau naro madema śaraṇe sakhāyaḥ | ni turvaśaṃ ni yādvaṃ śiśīhy atithigvāya śaṃsyaṃ kariṣyan

Dear indeed, O Maghavan, under your protection, may we as men, as comrades, rejoice in (your) shelter; subdue Turvaśa, subdue the Yādva, as you are about to do what is praiseworthy for Atithigva.

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AV 20 37.9

सद्यश् चिन् नु ते मघवन्न् अभिष्टौ नरः शंसन्त्य् उक्थशास उक्था । ये ते हवेभिर् वि पणीꣳर् अदाशन्न् अस्मान् वृणीष्व युज्याय तस्मै

sadyaś cin nu te maghavann abhiṣṭau naraḥ śaṃsanty ukthaśāsa ukthā | ye te havebhir vi paṇīṁr adāśann asmān vṛṇīṣva yujyāya tasmai

Straightway indeed, O Maghavan, under your protection, men who are reciters of verses recite verses; those who with their oblations to you have shut out the Paṇis — choose us for that fellowship.

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AV 20 37.10

एते स्तोमा नरां नृतम तुभ्यम् अस्मद्र्यञ्चो ददतो मघानि । तेषाम् इन्द्र वृत्रहत्ये शिवो भूः सखा च शूरो ऽविता च नृणाम्

ete stomā narāṃ nṛtama tubhyam asmadryañco dadato maghāni | teṣām indra vṛtrahatye śivo bhūḥ sakhā ca śūro 'vitā ca nṛṇām

These praises are for you, O manliest of men, turned toward us, bestowing bounties; be kindly to them, Indra, in the slaying of Vṛtra, and a comrade, a hero, and a helper of men.

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AV 20 37.11

नू इन्द्र शूर स्तवमान ऊती ब्रह्मजूतस् तन्वा वावृधस्व । उप नो वाजान् मिमीह्य् उप स्तीन् युयं पात स्वस्तिभिः सदा नः

nū indra śūra stavamāna ūtī brahmajūtas tanvā vāvṛdhasva | upa no vājān mimīhy upa stīn yuyaṃ pāta svastibhiḥ sadā naḥ

Now, heroic Indra, being praised, with help, sped by prayer, grow strong in body; measure out prizes to us, measure out possessions; do you (all) ever protect us with blessings.

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