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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 7 — Chapter 61

AV 7 61.1

यद् अग्ने तपसा तप उपतप्यामहे तपः । प्रियाः श्रुतस्य भूयास्मायुष्मन्तः सुमेधसः

yad agne tapasā tapa upatapyāmahe tapaḥ | priyāḥ śrutasya bhūyāsmāyuṣmantaḥ sumedhasaḥ

When, Agni, with heat we heat up heat, may we be dear to sacred learning, long-lived, of good wisdom.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Since, Agni, with our fervent zeal we undergo austerity, May we be dear to Sacred Lore, may we be wise and live long lives.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 7 61.2

अग्ने तपस् तप्यामह उप तप्यामहे तपः । श्रुतानि शृण्वन्तः वयम् आयुष्मन्तः सुमेधसः

agne tapas tapyāmaha upa tapyāmahe tapaḥ | śrutāni śṛṇvantaḥ vayam āyuṣmantaḥ sumedhasaḥ

Agni, we heat heat, we heat up heat, we who hear what is heard (the sacred lore), long-lived, of good wisdom.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Agni, we practise acts austere, we undergo austerity. So listening to Holy Lore may we grow wise and full of days.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)