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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 20 — Chapter 99

AV 20 99.1

अभि त्वा पूर्वपीतय इन्द्र स्तोमेभिर् आयवः । समीचीनास ऋभवः सम् अस्वरन् रुद्रा गृणन्त पूर्व्यम्

abhi tvā pūrvapītaya indra stomebhir āyavaḥ | samīcīnāsa ṛbhavaḥ sam asvaran rudrā gṛṇanta pūrvyam

Toward you, Indra, for the first drink, the Āyus (have come) with praises; united, the Ṛbhus sang together, the Rudras hymned the ancient one.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Men with their lauds are urging thee, Indra, to drink the Soma first. The Ribhus in accord have lifted up their voice and Rudras. sung thee as the First.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 20 99.2

अस्येद् इन्द्रो वावृधे वृष्ण्यं शवो मदे सुतस्य विष्णवि । अद्या तम् अस्य महिमानम् आयवो ऽनु ष्टुवन्ति पूर्वथा

asyed indro vāvṛdhe vṛṣṇyaṃ śavo made sutasya viṣṇavi | adyā tam asya mahimānam āyavo 'nu ṣṭuvanti pūrvathā

By this indeed did Indra make his bullish might grow, in the exhilaration of the pressed (soma), in Viṣṇu. Today the Āyus praise that greatness of his, as of old.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Indra increased his manly strength at sacrifice, in the wild rapture of this juice; And living men to-day, even as of old, sing forth their praises to his majesty.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)