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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 7 — Chapter 80

AV 7 80.1

पौर्णमासी जिगाय । तस्यां देवैः संवसन्तो महित्वा नाकस्य पृष्ठे सम् इषा मदेम

paurṇamāsī jigāya | tasyāṃ devaiḥ saṃvasanto mahitvā nākasya pṛṣṭhe sam iṣā madema

The full-moon night has won. Dwelling in her together with the gods, in greatness, on the back of the firmament may we rejoice with refreshment.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Full in the front, full rearward, from the middle the Full Moon's Night hath conquered in the battle. In her: may we, dwelling with Gods and greatness, feast in the height of heaven, on strengthening viands.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 7 80.2

वृषभं वाजिनं वयं पौर्णमासं यजामहे । स नो ददात्व् अक्षितां रयिम् अनुपदस्वतीम्

vṛṣabhaṃ vājinaṃ vayaṃ paurṇamāsaṃ yajāmahe | sa no dadātv akṣitāṃ rayim anupadasvatīm

We sacrifice to the bull, the prize-winning full moon; let him give us unwasting riches that do not run out.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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To him, the Full Moon's mighty Bull, we pay our solemn sacri- fice. May he bestow upon us wealth unwasting, inexhaustible.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 7 80.3

प्रजापते न त्वद् एतान्य् अन्यो विश्वा रूपाणि परिभूर् जजान । यत्कामास् ते जुहुमस् तन् नो अस्तु वयं स्याम पतयो रयीणाम्

prajāpate na tvad etāny anyo viśvā rūpāṇi paribhūr jajāna | yatkāmās te juhumas tan no astu vayaṃ syāma patayo rayīṇām

O Prajāpati, no other than you, encompassing (all), has begotten all these forms. With whatever desire we offer to you, let that be ours; may we be lords of riches.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

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No one but thou, Prajāpati, none beside thee, pervading, gave to all these forms their being. Grant us our hearts' desire when we invoke thee: may we have store of riches in possession.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 7 80.4

पौर्णमासी प्रथमा यज्ञियासीद् अह्नां रात्रीणाम् अतिशर्वरेषु । ये त्वाम् यज्ञैर् यज्ञिये अर्धयन्त्य् अमी ते नाके सुकृतः प्रविष्टाः

paurṇamāsī prathamā yajñiyāsīd ahnāṃ rātrīṇām atiśarvareṣu | ye tvām yajñair yajñiye ardhayanty amī te nāke sukṛtaḥ praviṣṭāḥ

The full-moon night was the first, the sacrifice-worthy one, among the days and among the nights beyond the gloomy ones. Those who strengthen you with sacrifices, O sacrifice-worthy one — those doers of good have entered yonder firmament.

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

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

First was the Full Moon meet for adoration among the days and in the nights' deep darkness. Into thy heaven, O Holy One, have entered those pious men who honour thee with worship.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)