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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 4

AV 20 4.1

आ नो याहि सुतावतो ऽस्माकं सुष्टुतीर् उप । पिबा सु शिप्रिन्न् अन्धसः

ā no yāhi sutāvato 'smākaṃ suṣṭutīr upa | pibā su śiprinn andhasaḥ

Come to us who have pressed (the soma), to our fair praises; drink well of the plant-juice, O thou of the (strong) jaws.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Come unto us who poured the juice, come hither to our eulogies. Drink of the juice, O fair of face.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 4.2

आ ते सिञ्चामि कुक्ष्योर् अनु गात्रा वि धावतु । गृभाय जिह्वया मधु

ā te siñcāmi kukṣyor anu gātrā vi dhāvatu | gṛbhāya jihvayā madhu

I pour (it) into thy two flanks; let it run along thy limbs; seize the honey with thy tongue.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I pour it down within thee, so through all thy members let it run. Take with thy tongue the pleasant drink.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 4.3

स्वादुष् टे अस्तु संसुदे मधुमान् तन्वे तव । सोमः शम् अस्तु ते हृदे

svāduṣ ṭe astu saṃsude madhumān tanve tava | somaḥ śam astu te hṛde

Let it be sweet to thee to sip, rich in honey for thy body; let the soma be a comfort to thy heart.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Sweet to thy body let it be, delicious be the savoury juice. Sweet be the Soma to thy heart.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)