Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 92
AV 6 92.1
वातरंहा भव वाजिन् युजमान इन्द्रस्य याहि प्रसवे मनोजवाः । युञ्जन्तु त्वा मरुतो विश्ववेदस आ ते त्वस्ता पत्सु जवं दधातु
vātaraṃhā bhava vājin yujamāna indrasya yāhi prasave manojavāḥ | yuñjantu tvā maruto viśvavedasa ā te tvastā patsu javaṃ dadhātu
Be swift as the wind, O prize-winner; being yoked, go at Indra's impulse, swift as thought. Let the all-knowing Maruts yoke you; let Tvaṣṭar set speed in your feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Be fleet as wind, Strong Steed, when thou art harnessed; go forth as swift as thought at lndra's sending. Let the possessors of all wealth, the Maruts, yoke thee, and Tvashtar in thy feet lay swiftness.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 6 92.2
जवस् ते अर्वन् निहितो गुहा यः श्येने वाते उत यो ऽचरत् परीत्तः । तेन त्वं वाजिन् बलवान् बलेनाजिं जय समने परयिष्णुः
javas te arvan nihito guhā yaḥ śyene vāte uta yo 'carat parīttaḥ | tena tvaṃ vājin balavān balenājiṃ jaya samane parayiṣṇuḥ
The speed of yours, O racer, that is laid down in secret, and that which went into the falcon and the wind, encompassed — with that, O prize-winner, being strong, with strength win the race, crossing through in the contest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
That speed, that lies concealed in thee, O Charger, speed granted to the hawk or wind that wandered, Therewith, Strong Steed, saving in shock of battle endowed with might by might win thou the contest.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 6 92.3
तनूष् टे वाजिन् तन्वं नयन्ती वामम् अस्मभ्यं धावतु शर्म तुभ्यम् । अह्रुतो महो धरुणाय देवो दिवीव ज्योतिः स्वम् आ मिमीयात्
tanūṣ ṭe vājin tanvaṃ nayantī vāmam asmabhyaṃ dhāvatu śarma tubhyam | ahruto maho dharuṇāya devo divīva jyotiḥ svam ā mimīyāt
Your body, O prize-winner, leading (our) body, let it run to what is dear for us, to shelter for you. Unswerving, a god, for the upholding of greatness, may he measure out his own (light) like the light in heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Bearing thy body, Charger, may thy body run blessing us and winning thee protection. May he, unswerving, to uphold the mighty, stablish his lustre as a God in heaven.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)