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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 83

AV 20 83.1

इन्द्र त्रिधातु शरणं त्रिवरूथं स्वस्तिमत् । छर्दिर् यछ मघवद्भ्यश् च मह्यं च यावया दिद्युम् एभ्यः

indra tridhātu śaraṇaṃ trivarūthaṃ svastimat | chardir yacha maghavadbhyaś ca mahyaṃ ca yāvayā didyum ebhyaḥ

Indra, extend a threefold shelter, a triple refuge, a blessed covering, to the bounteous patrons and to me; and keep the missile away from them.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

O Indra, grant a happy home, a triple refuge, triply strong. Bestow a dwelling-place on the rich lords and me, and keep thy dart afar from these.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 83.2

ये गव्यता मनसा शत्रुम् आदभुर् अभिप्रघ्नन्ति धृष्णुया । अघ स्मा नो मघवन्न् इन्द्र गिर्वणस् तनूपा अन्तमो भव

ye gavyatā manasā śatrum ādabhur abhipraghnanti dhṛṣṇuyā | agha smā no maghavann indra girvaṇas tanūpā antamo bhava

Those who with cow-craving mind have deceived the foe and boldly strike him down — even then, O bounteous Indra, lover of songs, be the protector of our bodies, be nearest to us.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

They who with minds intent on spoil subdue the foe, boldly attack and smite him down. From these, O Indra, Bounteous Lord who lovest song, be closest guardian of our lives.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)