Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 7 — Chapter 89
AV 7 89.1
अपो दिव्या अचायिषम् रसेन सम् अपृक्ष्महि । पयस्वान् अग्न आगमं तम् मा सं सृज वर्चसा
apo divyā acāyiṣam rasena sam apṛkṣmahi | payasvān agna āgamaṃ tam mā saṃ sṛja varcasā
I have looked upon the heavenly waters; we have mingled ourselves with the sap. Rich in milk, O Agni, I have come; unite me with splendour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
The heavenly Waters have I ranged: we have been sated with their dew. Here, Agni, bearing milk, am I. Endow me with the gift of strength.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 7 89.2
सं माग्ने वर्चसा सृज सं प्रजया सम् आयुषा । विद्युर् मे अस्य देवा इन्द्रो विद्यात् सह ऋषिभिः
saṃ māgne varcasā sṛja saṃ prajayā sam āyuṣā | vidyur me asya devā indro vidyāt saha ṛṣibhiḥ
Unite me, O Agni, with splendour, with offspring, with long life. May the gods know this of me, may Indra know it together with the ṛṣis.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Endow me with the gift of strength, with children, and a length- ened life. May the Gods mark this prayer of mine, may Indra with the Rishis mark.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 7 89.3
इदम् आपः प्र वहतावद्यं च मलं च यत् । यच् चाभिदुद्रोहानृतं यच् च शेपे अभीरुणम्
idam āpaḥ pra vahatāvadyaṃ ca malaṃ ca yat | yac cābhidudrohānṛtaṃ yac ca śepe abhīruṇam
Carry this away, O waters — whatever is blameworthy and whatever is filth, and the untruth by which I have been treacherous, and the fearless curse I have sworn.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Ye Waters, wash away this stain and whatsoever taint be here, Each sinful wrong that I have done and every harmless curse of mine.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 7 89.4
एधो ऽस्य् एधिषीय समिद् असि सम् एधिषीय । तेजो ऽसि तेजो मयि धेहि
edho 'sy edhiṣīya samid asi sam edhiṣīya | tejo 'si tejo mayi dhehi
You are kindling — may I be kindled; you are firewood — may I be wholly kindled. You are brilliance — place brilliance in me.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Thou art the wood, may I succeed! fuel, may I be glorified! splendour, give splendour unto me.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)