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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 7 — Chapter 78

AV 7 78.1

वि ते मुञ्चामि रशनां वि योक्त्रं वि नियोजनम् । इहैव त्वम् अजस्र एध्य् अग्ने

vi te muñcāmi raśanāṃ vi yoktraṃ vi niyojanam | ihaiva tvam ajasra edhy agne

I loose your cord, (I loose) the yoke-strap, (I loose) the harnessing. Right here be you, unaging Agni.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I free thee from the cord, I loose the bond, I loose the fastening. Even here, perpetual, Agni, wax thou strong.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 7 78.2

अस्मै क्षत्राणि धारयन्तम् अग्ने युनज्मि त्वा ब्रह्मणा दैव्येन । दीदिह्य् अस्मभ्यं द्रविणेह भद्रं प्रेमं वोचो हविर्दाम् देवतासु

asmai kṣatrāṇi dhārayantam agne yunajmi tvā brahmaṇā daivyena | dīdihy asmabhyaṃ draviṇeha bhadraṃ premaṃ voco havirdām devatāsu

Holding the powers of rule for this man, O Agni, I yoke you with divine formulation. Shine wealth here for us, (shine) what is fortunate; commend this giver of oblation among the deities.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

I with celestial prayer appoint thee, Agni, maintainer of this man in princely powers. Here brightly shine for us with wealth: declare thou to Gods this favoured giver of oblations.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)