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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 93

AV 20 93.1

उत् त्वा मन्दन्तु स्तोमाः कृणुष्व राधो अद्रिवः । अव ब्रह्मद्विषो जहि

ut tvā mandantu stomāḥ kṛṇuṣva rādho adrivaḥ | ava brahmadviṣo jahi

Let the praises exhilarate thee; make a gift, O wielder of the stone; strike down those who hate the sacred formulation.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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May our hymns give thee great delight. Display thy bounty, Thunderer. Drive off the enemies of prayer.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.2

पदा पणीꣳर् अराधसो नि बाधस्व महाꣳ असि । नहि त्वा कश् चन प्रति

padā paṇīṁr arādhaso ni bādhasva mahāṁ asi | nahi tvā kaś cana prati

With thy foot press down the ungenerous Paṇis; thou art great; indeed no one is a match for thee.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Crush with thy foot the niggard churls who bring no gifts. Might art thou: There is not one to equal thee.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.3

त्वम् ईशिषे सुतानाम् इन्द्र त्वम् असुतानाम् । त्वं राजा जनानाम्

tvam īśiṣe sutānām indra tvam asutānām | tvaṃ rājā janānām

Thou rulest over the pressed (drinks), Indra, thou over the unpressed; thou art the king of the peoples.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Thou art the Lord of Soma pressed, Soma unpressed is also thine, Thou art the Sovran of the folk.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.4

ईङ्खयन्तीर् अपस्युव इन्द्रं जातम् उपासते । भेजानासः सुवीर्यम्

īṅkhayantīr apasyuva indraṃ jātam upāsate | bhejānāsaḥ suvīryam

Swaying, busy at their work, they attend upon Indra newly born, having obtained (from him) abundance of heroes.

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

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Swaying about the active Ones came nigh to Indra at his birth, And shared his great heroic might.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.5

त्वम् इन्द्र बलाद् अधि सहसो जात ओजसः । त्वं वृषन् वृषेद् असि

tvam indra balād adhi sahaso jāta ojasaḥ | tvaṃ vṛṣan vṛṣed asi

Thou, Indra, (art) born out of force, out of overpowering might, out of strength; thou, bull, art indeed a bull.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Based upon strength and victory and power, O Indra is thy birth. Thou, Mighty One, art strong indeed.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.6

त्वम् इन्द्रासि वृत्रहा व्य् अन्तरिक्षम् अतिरः । उद् द्याम् अस्तभ्ना ओजसा

tvam indrāsi vṛtrahā vy antarikṣam atiraḥ | ud dyām astabhnā ojasā

Thou, Indra, art the Vṛtra-slayer; thou didst extend the midspace; thou didst prop up the heaven with thy strength.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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Thou art the Vritra-slayer, thou, Indra, hast spread the firmament: Thou hast with might upheld the heavens.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.7

त्वम् इन्द्र सजोषसम् अर्कं बिभर्षि बाह्वोः । वज्रं शिशान ओजसा

tvam indra sajoṣasam arkaṃ bibharṣi bāhvoḥ | vajraṃ śiśāna ojasā

Thou, Indra, bearest the concordant chant in thy two arms, sharpening the vajra with strength.

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

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Thou, Indra, bearest in thine arms the lightning that accords with thee, Whetting thy thunderbolt with might.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 93.8

त्वम् इन्द्राभिभुर् असि विश्वा जातान्य् ओजसा । स विश्वा भुव आभवः

tvam indrābhibhur asi viśvā jātāny ojasā | sa viśvā bhuva ābhavaḥ

Thou, Indra, art superior to all born beings by thy strength; thou hast become (the encompasser) of all the worlds.

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

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Thou, Indra, art pre-eminent over all creatures in thy strength: Thou hast pervaded every place.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)