Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 17

AV 6 17.1

यथेयम् पृथिवी मही भूतानां गर्भम् आदधे । एवा ते ध्रियतां गर्भो अनु सूतुं सवितवे

yatheyam pṛthivī mahī bhūtānāṃ garbham ādadhe | evā te dhriyatāṃ garbho anu sūtuṃ savitave

As this great earth has taken to herself the embryo of beings, so let your embryo be held fast, to be brought forth after the term.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 6 17.2

यथेयं पृथिवी मही दाधारेमान् वनस्पतीन् । एवा ते ध्रियतां गर्भो अनु सूतुं सवितवे

yatheyaṃ pṛthivī mahī dādhāremān vanaspatīn | evā te dhriyatāṃ garbho anu sūtuṃ savitave

As this great earth has upheld these forest trees, so let your embryo be held fast, to be brought forth after the term.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 6 17.3

यथेयं पृथिवी मही दाधार पर्वतान् गिरीन् । एवा ते ध्रियतां गर्भो अनु सूतुं सवितवे

yatheyaṃ pṛthivī mahī dādhāra parvatān girīn | evā te dhriyatāṃ garbho anu sūtuṃ savitave

As this great earth has upheld the mountains and the hills, so let your embryo be held fast, to be brought forth after the term.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 6 17.4

यथेयं पृथिवी मही दाधार विष्ठितं जगत् । एवा ते ध्रियतां गर्भो अनु सूतुं सवितवे

yatheyaṃ pṛthivī mahī dādhāra viṣṭhitaṃ jagat | evā te dhriyatāṃ garbho anu sūtuṃ savitave

As this great earth has upheld the world spread out, so let your embryo be held fast, to be brought forth after the term.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition