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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 59

AV 6 59.1

अनडुद्भ्यस् त्वं प्रथमं धेनुभ्यस् त्वम् अरुन्धति । अधेनवे वयसे शर्म यछ चतुष्पदे

anaḍudbhyas tvaṃ prathamaṃ dhenubhyas tvam arundhati | adhenave vayase śarma yacha catuṣpade

To the draught-oxen first, and to the milch-cows, (do) thou, Arundhatī; grant shelter to the four-footed creature that is young and gives no milk.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

First, O Arundhatī, protect our oxen and milky kine: Protect each one that is infirm, each quadruped that yields no milk.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 59.2

शर्म यछत्व् ओषधिः सह देवीर् अरुन्धती । करत् पयस्वन्तं गोष्ठम् अयक्ष्माꣳ उत पूरुषान्

śarma yachatv oṣadhiḥ saha devīr arundhatī | karat payasvantaṃ goṣṭham ayakṣmāṁ uta pūruṣān

Let the plant grant shelter, together with the divine Arundhatī; let her make the cow-stall full of milk, and the people free from disease.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Let the Plant give us sheltering aid, Arundhatī allied with Gods; Avert Consumption from our men and make our cow-pen rich in milk.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 59.3

विश्वरूपां सुभगाम् अछावदामि जीवलाम् । सा नो रुद्रस्यास्तां हेतिं दूरं नयतु गोभ्यः

viśvarūpāṃ subhagām achāvadāmi jīvalām | sā no rudrasyāstāṃ hetiṃ dūraṃ nayatu gobhyaḥ

The all-formed, fortunate, life-giving (plant) I address; let her lead the missile of Rudra far away from our cows.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I welcome the auspicious Plant, life-giving, wearing every hue. Far from our cattle may it turn the deadly dart which Rudra casts.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)