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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 21

AV 6 21.1

इमा यास् तिस्रः पृथिवीस् तासां ह भूमिर् उत्तमा । तासाम् अधि त्वचो अहं भेषजं सम् उ जग्रभम्

imā yās tisraḥ pṛthivīs tāsāṃ ha bhūmir uttamā | tāsām adhi tvaco ahaṃ bheṣajaṃ sam u jagrabham

Of these three earths that there are, the (present) ground is the highest; from the skin of them I have gathered up the remedy.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Of all the three terrestrial realms the ground is verily the best. I from the skin that covers these gather a healing medicine.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 21.2

श्रेष्ठम् असि भेषजानां वसिष्ठं वीरुधानाम् । सोमो भग इव यामेषु देवेषु वरुणो यथा

śreṣṭham asi bheṣajānāṃ vasiṣṭhaṃ vīrudhānām | somo bhaga iva yāmeṣu deveṣu varuṇo yathā

You are the best of remedies, the most excellent of plants, as Soma (is) like Bhaga on (his) courses, as Varuṇa (is) among the gods.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Thou art the best of medicines, most excellent of Plants art thou, As Soma 'mid the wandering stars, as Varuna among the Gods.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 21.3

रेवतीर् अनाधृषः सिषासवः सिषासथ । उत स्थ केशदृम्हणीर् अथो ह केशवर्धनीः

revatīr anādhṛṣaḥ siṣāsavaḥ siṣāsatha | uta stha keśadṛmhaṇīr atho ha keśavardhanīḥ

Rich ones, unassailable, eager to win, you do win; and you are fixers of the hair, and also growers of the hair.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Endowed with wealth, denying not, give freely fain to give your gifts! Ye stay the hair from falling off: ye strengthen and increase its growth.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)