Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 4 — Chapter 23

AV 4 23.1

अग्नेर् मन्वे प्रथमस्य प्रचेतसः पाञ्चजन्यस्य बहुधा यम् इन्धते । विशोविशः प्रविशिवांसम् ईमहे स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

agner manve prathamasya pracetasaḥ pāñcajanyasya bahudhā yam indhate | viśoviśaḥ praviśivāṃsam īmahe sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

I think of Agni, the first, the far-knowing, belonging to the five peoples, whom they kindle in many places; we entreat him who has entered into clan after clan — may he release us from distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 23.2

यथा हव्यं वहसि जातवेदो यथा यज्ञं कल्पयसि प्रजानन् । एवा देवेभ्यः सुमतिं न आ वह स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

yathā havyaṃ vahasi jātavedo yathā yajñaṃ kalpayasi prajānan | evā devebhyaḥ sumatiṃ na ā vaha sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

As you carry the oblation, O Jātavedas, as you arrange the sacrifice, knowing (the way), so bring to us the good favour of the gods — may he release us from distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 23.3

यामन्यामन्न् उपयुक्तं वहिष्ठं कर्मङ्कर्मन्न् आभगम् अग्निम् ईडे । रक्षोहणं यज्ञवृधं घृताहुतं स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

yāmanyāmann upayuktaṃ vahiṣṭhaṃ karmaṅkarmann ābhagam agnim īḍe | rakṣohaṇaṃ yajñavṛdhaṃ ghṛtāhutaṃ sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

On journey after journey the harnessed one, the best carrier, at work after work the sharer — Agni I invoke; slayer of the rakṣas, strengthener of the sacrifice, offered to with ghee — may he release us from distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 23.4

सुजातं जातवेदसम् अग्निं वैश्वानरं विभुम् । हव्यवाहं हवामहे स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

sujātaṃ jātavedasam agniṃ vaiśvānaraṃ vibhum | havyavāhaṃ havāmahe sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

The well-born, the Jātavedas, Agni Vaiśvānara, the pervading, the carrier of oblations, we call — may he release us from distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 23.5

येन ऋषयो बलम् अद्योतयन् युजा येनासुराणाम् अयुवन्त मायाः । येनाग्निना पणीन् इन्द्रो जिगाय स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

yena ṛṣayo balam adyotayan yujā yenāsurāṇām ayuvanta māyāḥ | yenāgninā paṇīn indro jigāya sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

By whom the ṛṣis made strength shine forth, by whom as yoke-fellow they undid the magic arts of the Asuras, by which Agni Indra conquered the Paṇis — may he release us from distress.

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

AV 4 23.6

येन देवा अमृतम् अन्वविन्दन् येनौषधीर् मधुमतीर् अकृण्वन् । येन देवाः स्वर् आभरन्त् स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

yena devā amṛtam anvavindan yenauṣadhīr madhumatīr akṛṇvan | yena devāḥ svar ābharant sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

By whom the gods found the immortal, by whom they made the plants full of sweetness, by whom the gods brought the sun-light here — may he release us from distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 23.7

यस्येदं प्रदिशि यद् विरोचते यज् जातं जनितव्यं च केवलम् । स्तौम्य् अग्निं नाथितो जोहवीमि स नो मुञ्चत्व् अंहसः

yasyedaṃ pradiśi yad virocate yaj jātaṃ janitavyaṃ ca kevalam | staumy agniṃ nāthito johavīmi sa no muñcatv aṃhasaḥ

In whose domain is this that shines here, what has been born and what is to be born, all of it alone — I praise Agni, in need I call aloud — may he release us from distress.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition