Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 13
AV 6 13.1
नमो देववधेभ्यो नमो राजवधेभ्यः । अथो ये विश्यानां वधास् तेभ्यो मृत्यो नमो ऽस्तु ते
namo devavadhebhyo namo rājavadhebhyaḥ | atho ye viśyānāṃ vadhās tebhyo mṛtyo namo 'stu te
Homage to the weapons of the gods, homage to the weapons of the kings; and those weapons that belong to the commoners — to them, O Death, homage be to you.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Worship to weapons of the Gods! worship to weapons of the Kings! Then worship to the people's arms! worship, O Death, be paid to thee!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 6 13.2
नमस् ते अधिवाकाय परावाकाय ते नमः । सुमत्यै मृत्यो ते नमो दुर्मत्यै ते इदं नमः
namas te adhivākāya parāvākāya te namaḥ | sumatyai mṛtyo te namo durmatyai te idaṃ namaḥ
Homage to your speaking-for, homage to your speaking-away; homage, O Death, to your favour, this homage to your disfavour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Let worship be to thy defence and to thine accusation paid. Death! be this worship paid to thy good-will and thy malevo- lence!
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 6 13.3
नमस् ते यातुधानेभ्यो नमस् ते भेषजेभ्यः । नमस् ते मृत्यो मूलेभ्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्य इदं नमः
namas te yātudhānebhyo namas te bheṣajebhyaḥ | namas te mṛtyo mūlebhyo brāhmaṇebhya idaṃ namaḥ
Homage to your sorcerers, homage to your remedies; homage, O Death, to your roots — this homage to the brahmans.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Worship to thy physicians, to thy sorcerers be worship paid! Death! let this reverence be done unto thy Brāhmans and thy roots.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)