Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 3 — Chapter 10

AV 3 10.1

प्रथमा ह व्य् उवास सा धेनुर् अभवद् यमे । सा नः पयस्वती दुहाम् उत्तरामुत्तराम् समाम्

prathamā ha vy uvāsa sā dhenur abhavad yame | sā naḥ payasvatī duhām uttarāmuttarām samām

She first shone forth; she became the milch-cow in Yama. May she, rich in milk, yield milk for us in each successive year.

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AV 3 10.2

यां देवाः प्रतिनन्दन्ति रात्रिम् धेनुम् उपायतीम् । संवत्सरस्य या पत्नी सा नो अस्तु सुमङ्गली

yāṃ devāḥ pratinandanti rātrim dhenum upāyatīm | saṃvatsarasya yā patnī sā no astu sumaṅgalī

The Night whom the gods greet with joy as a milch-cow coming near, she who is the wife of the year — may she be of good fortune for us.

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AV 3 10.3

संवत्सरस्य प्रतिमां यां त्वा रात्र्य् उपास्महे । सा न आयुष्मतीं प्रजां रायस् पोषेण सं सृज

saṃvatsarasya pratimāṃ yāṃ tvā rātry upāsmahe | sā na āyuṣmatīṃ prajāṃ rāyas poṣeṇa saṃ sṛja

You whom we, O Night, revere as the counterpart of the year — unite us with long-lived offspring and with abundance of wealth.

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AV 3 10.4

इयम् एव सा या प्रथमा व्यौछद् आस्व् इतरासु चरति प्रविष्टा । महान्तो अस्यां महिमानो अन्तर् वधूर् जिगाय नवगज् जनित्री

iyam eva sā yā prathamā vyauchad āsv itarāsu carati praviṣṭā | mahānto asyāṃ mahimāno antar vadhūr jigāya navagaj janitrī

This very one is she who first shone forth; she moves about, having entered among these others. Great are the greatnesses within her: the bride, the newly-wed mother, has won.

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AV 3 10.5

वानस्पत्या ग्रावाणो घोषम् अक्रत हविष् कृण्वन्तः परिवत्सरीणम् । एकाष्टके सुप्रजसः सुवीरा वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्

vānaspatyā grāvāṇo ghoṣam akrata haviṣ kṛṇvantaḥ parivatsarīṇam | ekāṣṭake suprajasaḥ suvīrā vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām

The pressing-stones, sprung from the forest trees, have made their sound, preparing the yearly oblation. O Ekāṣṭakā, may we, rich in offspring and in men, be lords of riches.

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AV 3 10.6

इडायास् पदं घृतवत् सरीसृपं जातवेदः प्रति हव्या गृभाय । ये ग्राम्याः पशवो विश्वरूपास् तेषां सप्तानां मयि रन्तिर् अस्तु

iḍāyās padaṃ ghṛtavat sarīsṛpaṃ jātavedaḥ prati havyā gṛbhāya | ye grāmyāḥ paśavo viśvarūpās teṣāṃ saptānāṃ mayi rantir astu

The track of Iḍā, full of ghee, gliding — O Jātavedas, receive the oblations. What village animals there are, of all forms, of those seven let there be enjoyment in me.

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AV 3 10.7

आ मा पुष्टे च पोषे च रात्रि देवानां सुमतौ स्याम । पूर्णा दर्वे परा पत सुपूर्णा पुनर् आ पत । सर्वान् यज्ञान्त् संभुञ्जतीषम् ऊर्जं न आ भर

ā mā puṣṭe ca poṣe ca rātri devānāṃ sumatau syāma | pūrṇā darve parā pata supūrṇā punar ā pata | sarvān yajñānt saṃbhuñjatīṣam ūrjaṃ na ā bhara

(Set) me in thriving and in increase; O Night, may we be in the good favour of the gods. O ladle, fly away full, fly back well-filled; enjoying all the sacrifices together, bring us refreshment and strength.

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AV 3 10.8

आयम् अगन्त् संवत्सरः पतिर् एकाष्टके तव । सा न आयुष्मतीं प्रजां रायस् पोषेण सं सृज

āyam agant saṃvatsaraḥ patir ekāṣṭake tava | sā na āyuṣmatīṃ prajāṃ rāyas poṣeṇa saṃ sṛja

This year has come, your husband, O Ekāṣṭakā. Unite us with long-lived offspring and with abundance of wealth.

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AV 3 10.9

ऋतून् यज ऋतुपतीन् आर्तवान् उत हायनान् । समाः संवत्सरान् मासान् भूतस्य पतये यजे

ṛtūn yaja ṛtupatīn ārtavān uta hāyanān | samāḥ saṃvatsarān māsān bhūtasya pataye yaje

Worship the seasons, the lords of the seasons, and the seasonal ones and the years; the years, the year-periods, the months — I sacrifice to the lord of what exists.

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AV 3 10.10

ऋतुभ्यष् ट्वार्तवेभ्यो माद्भ्यः संवत्सरेभ्यः । धात्रे विधात्रे समृधे भूतस्य पतये यजे

ṛtubhyaṣ ṭvārtavebhyo mādbhyaḥ saṃvatsarebhyaḥ | dhātre vidhātre samṛdhe bhūtasya pataye yaje

(I offer) thee to the seasons, to those belonging to the seasons, to the months, to the years; to Dhātṛ, to Vidhātṛ, to Samṛdh, to the lord of what exists I offer.

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AV 3 10.11

इडया जुह्वतो वयं देवान् घृतवता यजे । गृहान् अलुभ्यतो वयं सं विशेमोप गोमतः

iḍayā juhvato vayaṃ devān ghṛtavatā yaje | gṛhān alubhyato vayaṃ saṃ viśemopa gomataḥ

We, offering with the libation, I offer to the gods with that which has ghee; may we enter into houses that are free of debt and rich in cattle.

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AV 3 10.12

एकाष्टका तपसा तप्यमाना जजान गर्भं महिमानम् इन्द्रम् । तेन देवा व्य् असहन्त शत्रून् हन्ता दस्यूनाम् अभवच् छचीपतिः

ekāṣṭakā tapasā tapyamānā jajāna garbhaṃ mahimānam indram | tena devā vy asahanta śatrūn hantā dasyūnām abhavac chacīpatiḥ

The Ekāṣṭakā, heating herself with fervour, gave birth to an embryo, to greatness, to Indra; through him the gods overpowered their rivals; the lord of might became the slayer of the Dasyus.

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AV 3 10.13

इन्द्रपुत्रे सोमपुत्रे दुहितासि प्रजापतेः । कामान् अस्माकं पूरय प्रति गृह्णाहि नो हविः

indraputre somaputre duhitāsi prajāpateḥ | kāmān asmākaṃ pūraya prati gṛhṇāhi no haviḥ

O thou having Indra for son, having Soma for son, thou art the daughter of Prajāpati; fulfil our desires, accept our oblation.

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