Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 4 — Chapter 38

AV 4 38.1

उद्भिन्दतीं संजयन्तीम् अप्सरां साधुदेविनीम् । ग्लहे कृतानि कृण्वानाम् अप्सरां ताम् इह हुवे

udbhindatīṃ saṃjayantīm apsarāṃ sādhudevinīm | glahe kṛtāni kṛṇvānām apsarāṃ tām iha huve

Her who bursts forth, who wins outright, the Apsaras who gambles successfully, who makes the winning throws at the stake — that Apsaras I call here.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 38.2

विचिन्वतीम् आकिरन्तीम् अप्सरां साधुदेविनीम् । ग्लहे कृतानि गृह्णानाम् अप्सरां ताम् इह हुवे

vicinvatīm ākirantīm apsarāṃ sādhudevinīm | glahe kṛtāni gṛhṇānām apsarāṃ tām iha huve

Her who picks out, who scatters, the Apsaras who gambles successfully, who takes the winning throws at the stake — that Apsaras I call here.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 38.3

यायैः परिनृत्यत्य् आददाना कृतं ग्लहात् । सा नः कृतानि सीषती प्रहाम् आप्नोतु मायया । सा नः पयस्वत्य् ऐतु मा नो जैषुर् इदं धनम्

yāyaiḥ parinṛtyaty ādadānā kṛtaṃ glahāt | sā naḥ kṛtāni sīṣatī prahām āpnotu māyayā | sā naḥ payasvaty aitu mā no jaiṣur idaṃ dhanam

She who dances around amid the dice, taking the winning throw from the stake: may she, winning the throws for us, obtain the (winning) stake by her magic; may she come to us rich in milk — let them not win this wealth of ours.

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

AV 4 38.4

या अक्षेषु प्रमोदन्ते शुचं क्रोधं च बिभ्रती । आनन्दिनीं प्रमोदिनीम् अप्सरां ताम् इह हुवे

yā akṣeṣu pramodante śucaṃ krodhaṃ ca bibhratī | ānandinīṃ pramodinīm apsarāṃ tām iha huve

Those (feminine ones) who take delight in the dice, bearing grief and anger — the joyful, the delighting Apsaras, her I call here.

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

AV 4 38.5

सूर्यस्य रश्मीन् अनु याः सञ्चरन्ति मरीचीर् वा या अनुसञ्चरन्ति । यासाम् ऋषभो दूरतो वाजिनीवान्त् सद्यः सर्वान् लोकान् पर्येति रक्षन् । स न ऐतु होमम् इमं जुसाणो ऽन्तरिक्षेण सह वाजिनीवान्

sūryasya raśmīn anu yāḥ sañcaranti marīcīr vā yā anusañcaranti | yāsām ṛṣabho dūrato vājinīvānt sadyaḥ sarvān lokān paryeti rakṣan | sa na aitu homam imaṃ jusāṇo 'ntarikṣeṇa saha vājinīvān

Those (female ones) who move along after the rays of the sun, or who move along after its beams; whose bull, rich in vigour, from afar at once goes around all the worlds, guarding — may he come to us, taking pleasure in this oblation, together with the mid-air, he who is rich in vigour.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 38.6

अन्तरिक्षेन सह वाजिनीवन् कर्कीं वत्साम् इह रक्ष वाजिन् । इमे ते स्तोका बहुला एह्य् अर्वाङ् इयं ते कर्कीह ते मनो ऽस्तु

antarikṣena saha vājinīvan karkīṃ vatsām iha rakṣa vājin | ime te stokā bahulā ehy arvāṅ iyaṃ te karkīha te mano 'stu

Together with the mid-air, O rich in vigour: guard here the white heifer-calf, O vigorous one. These drops of yours are abundant; come hither; here is this white cow of yours — let your mind be here.

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

AV 4 38.7

अन्तरिक्षेण सह वाजिनीवन् कर्कीं वत्साम् इह रक्ष वाजिन् । अयं घासो अयं व्रज इह वत्सां नि बध्नीमः । यथानाम व ईश्महे स्वाहा

antarikṣeṇa saha vājinīvan karkīṃ vatsām iha rakṣa vājin | ayaṃ ghāso ayaṃ vraja iha vatsāṃ ni badhnīmaḥ | yathānāma va īśmahe svāhā

Together with the mid-air, O rich in vigour: guard here the white heifer-calf, O vigorous one. Here is the fodder, here the pen; here we tie the calf fast. We (invoke) you by name, as it were. Svāhā!

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