Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 9 — Chapter 2

AV 9 2.1

सपत्नहनम् ऋषभं घृतेन कामं शिक्षामि हविषाज्येन । नीचैः सपत्नान् मम पदय त्वम् अभिष्टुतो महता वीर्येण

sapatnahanam ṛṣabhaṃ ghṛtena kāmaṃ śikṣāmi haviṣājyena | nīcaiḥ sapatnān mama padaya tvam abhiṣṭuto mahatā vīryeṇa

With ghee I train Kāma, the bull, the slayer of rivals, with oblation, with melted butter. Praised with great manly power, do you make my rivals fall low.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.2

यन् मे मनसो न प्रियं चक्षुषो यन् मे बभस्ति नाभिनन्दति । तद् दुष्वप्न्यं प्रति मुञ्चामि सपत्ने कामं स्तुत्वोद् अहं भिदेयम्

yan me manaso na priyaṃ cakṣuṣo yan me babhasti nābhinandati | tad duṣvapnyaṃ prati muñcāmi sapatne kāmaṃ stutvod ahaṃ bhideyam

What of mine is not dear to the mind, what devours (?) my eye and does not delight it—that evil dream I loose upon (my) rival; having praised Kāma, may I break forth upward.

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

AV 9 2.3

दुष्वप्न्यं काम दुरितं च कमाप्रजस्ताम् अस्वगताम् अवर्तिम् । उग्र ईशानः प्रति मुञ्च तस्मिन् यो अस्मभ्यम् अंहूरणा चिकित्सात्

duṣvapnyaṃ kāma duritaṃ ca kamāprajastām asvagatām avartim | ugra īśānaḥ prati muñca tasmin yo asmabhyam aṃhūraṇā cikitsāt

Evil dream, O Kāma, and trouble, O Kāma, childlessness, homelessness, destitution—do you, mighty and ruling, loose upon him who plots distresses for us.

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

AV 9 2.4

नुदस्व काम प्र णुदस्व कामावर्तिं यन्तु मम ये सपत्नाः । तेषां नुत्तानाम् अधमा तमांस्य् अग्ने वास्तूनि निर् दह त्वम्

nudasva kāma pra ṇudasva kāmāvartiṃ yantu mama ye sapatnāḥ | teṣāṃ nuttānām adhamā tamāṃsy agne vāstūni nir daha tvam

Thrust away, O Kāma, thrust forth, O Kāma; let destitution go to those who are my rivals. When they are thrust into the lowest darknesses, do you, O Agni, burn out their dwellings.

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

AV 9 2.5

सा ते काम दुहिता धेनुर् उच्यते याम् आहुर् वाचं कवयो विराजम् । तया सपत्नान् परि वृङ्ग्धि ये मम पर्य् एनान् प्राणः पशवो जीवनं वृणक्तु

sā te kāma duhitā dhenur ucyate yām āhur vācaṃ kavayo virājam | tayā sapatnān pari vṛṅgdhi ye mama pary enān prāṇaḥ paśavo jīvanaṃ vṛṇaktu

She, O Kāma, is called your daughter, the milch-cow, whom the seers call Speech, Virāj. By her keep off my rivals; let breath, cattle, and life avoid them.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.6

कामस्येन्द्रस्य वरुणस्य राज्ञो विष्णोर् बलेन सवितुः सवेन । अग्नेर् होत्रेण प्र णुदे सपत्नां छम्बीव नावम् उदकेषु धीरः

kāmasyendrasya varuṇasya rājño viṣṇor balena savituḥ savena | agner hotreṇa pra ṇude sapatnāṃ chambīva nāvam udakeṣu dhīraḥ

By the strength of Kāma, of Indra, of king Varuṇa, of Viṣṇu, by the impulsion of Savitṛ, by the hotṛ-office of Agni, I thrust forth (my) rivals, as a skilled man (thrusts) a boat with a pole in the waters.

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

AV 9 2.7

अध्यक्षो वाजी मम काम उग्रः कृणोतु मह्यम् असपत्नम् एव । विश्वे देवा मम नाथं भवन्तु सर्वे देवा हवम् आ यन्तु म इमम्

adhyakṣo vājī mama kāma ugraḥ kṛṇotu mahyam asapatnam eva | viśve devā mama nāthaṃ bhavantu sarve devā havam ā yantu ma imam

Let my Kāma, the overseer, the strong, the mighty, make for me freedom from rivals. Let all the gods be my refuge; let all the gods come to this call of mine.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.8

इदम् आज्यं घृतवज् जुषाणाः कामज्येष्ठा इह मादयध्वम् । कृण्वन्तो मह्यम् असपत्नम् एव

idam ājyaṃ ghṛtavaj juṣāṇāḥ kāmajyeṣṭhā iha mādayadhvam | kṛṇvanto mahyam asapatnam eva

Enjoying this butter rich in ghee, take pleasure here, you who have Kāma as your chief, making for me freedom from rivals.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.9

इन्द्राग्नी काम सरथं हि भूत्वा नीचैः सपत्नान् मम पादयाथः । तेषां पन्नानाम् अधमा तमांस्य् अग्ने वास्तून्य् अनुनिर्दह त्वम्

indrāgnī kāma sarathaṃ hi bhūtvā nīcaiḥ sapatnān mama pādayāthaḥ | teṣāṃ pannānām adhamā tamāṃsy agne vāstūny anunirdaha tvam

Indra and Agni and Kāma, having become of one chariot, make my rivals fall low. When they have fallen into the lowest darknesses, do you, O Agni, burn out their dwellings after them.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.10

जहि त्वम् काम मम ये सपत्ना अन्धा तमांस्य् अव पादयैनान् । निरिन्द्रिया अरसाः सन्तु सर्वे मा ते जीविषुः कतमच् चनाहः

jahi tvam kāma mama ye sapatnā andhā tamāṃsy ava pādayainān | nirindriyā arasāḥ santu sarve mā te jīviṣuḥ katamac canāhaḥ

Do you, O Kāma, smite those who are my rivals; make them fall down into blind darknesses. Let them all be without vigour, without sap; let them not live a single day.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.11

अवधीत् कामो मम ये सपत्ना उरुं लोकम् अकरन् मह्यम् एधतुम् । मह्यं नमन्तां प्रदिशश् चतस्रो मह्यं षड् उर्वीर् घृतम् आ वहन्तु

avadhīt kāmo mama ye sapatnā uruṃ lokam akaran mahyam edhatum | mahyaṃ namantāṃ pradiśaś catasro mahyaṃ ṣaḍ urvīr ghṛtam ā vahantu

Kāma has slain those who were my rivals; he has made broad room and prosperity for me. Let the four directions bow to me; let the six wide (spaces) bring me ghee.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.12

ते ऽधराञ्चः प्र प्लवन्तां छिन्ना नौर् इव बन्धनात् । न सायकप्रणुत्तानां पुनर् अस्ति निवर्तनम्

te 'dharāñcaḥ pra plavantāṃ chinnā naur iva bandhanāt | na sāyakapraṇuttānāṃ punar asti nivartanam

Let them float away downward, like a boat cut loose from its mooring. For those thrust away by the missile there is no returning again.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.13

अग्निर् यव इन्द्रो यवः सोमो यवः । यवयावानो देवा यवयन्त्व् एनम्

agnir yava indro yavaḥ somo yavaḥ | yavayāvāno devā yavayantv enam

Agni is warding-off, Indra is warding-off, Soma is warding-off; let the warding-off gods ward him off.

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

AV 9 2.14

असर्ववीरश् चरतु प्रणुत्तो द्वेष्यो मित्रानां परिवर्ग्यः स्वानाम् । उत पृथिव्याम् अव स्यन्ति विद्युत उग्रो वो देवः प्र मृणत् सपत्नान्

asarvavīraś caratu praṇutto dveṣyo mitrānāṃ parivargyaḥ svānām | uta pṛthivyām ava syanti vidyuta ugro vo devaḥ pra mṛṇat sapatnān

Let him wander thrust away, with none of his men about him, hated by his friends, to be shunned by his own. And the lightnings shoot down upon the earth; let your mighty god crush the rivals.

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

AV 9 2.15

च्युता चेयं बृहत्य् अच्युता च विद्युद् बिभर्ति स्तनयित्नूंश् च सर्वान् । उद्यन्न् आदित्यो द्रविणेन तेजसा नीचैः सपत्नान् नुदतां मे सहस्वान्

cyutā ceyaṃ bṛhaty acyutā ca vidyud bibharti stanayitnūṃś ca sarvān | udyann ādityo draviṇena tejasā nīcaiḥ sapatnān nudatāṃ me sahasvān

Both shaken and unshaken, this lofty lightning bears all the thunders. Rising, the Āditya with his wealth and brilliance, the powerful one, let him thrust my rivals low.

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

AV 9 2.16

यत् ते काम शर्म त्रिवरूथम् उद्भु ब्रह्म वर्म विततम् अनतिव्याध्यं कृतम् । तेन सपत्नान् परि वृङ्ग्धि ये मम पर्य् एनान् प्राणः पशवो जीवनं वृणक्तु

yat te kāma śarma trivarūtham udbhu brahma varma vitatam anativyādhyaṃ kṛtam | tena sapatnān pari vṛṅgdhi ye mama pary enān prāṇaḥ paśavo jīvanaṃ vṛṇaktu

What shelter of yours, O Kāma, is threefold-protecting, lofty—a spell-armour, spread out, made impenetrable—with that keep off my rivals; let breath, cattle, and life avoid them.

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

AV 9 2.17

येन देवा असुरान् प्राणुदन्त येनेन्द्रो दस्यून् अधमं तमो निनाय । तेन त्वं काम मम ये सपत्नास् तान् अस्माल् लोकात् प्र णुदस्व दूरम्

yena devā asurān prāṇudanta yenendro dasyūn adhamaṃ tamo nināya | tena tvaṃ kāma mama ye sapatnās tān asmāl lokāt pra ṇudasva dūram

By which (power) the gods thrust away the Asuras, by which Indra led the Dasyus down to the lowest darkness — by that, Kāma, thrust those who are my rivals far away from this world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.18

यथा देवा असुरान् प्राणुदन्त यथेन्द्रो दस्यून् अधमं तमो बबाधे । तथा त्वं काम मम ये सपत्नास् तान् अस्माल् लोकात् प्र णुदस्व दूरम्

yathā devā asurān prāṇudanta yathendro dasyūn adhamaṃ tamo babādhe | tathā tvaṃ kāma mama ye sapatnās tān asmāl lokāt pra ṇudasva dūram

As the gods thrust away the Asuras, as Indra drove the Dasyus to the lowest darkness — so, Kāma, thrust those who are my rivals far away from this world.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.19

कामो जज्ञे प्रथमो नैनं देवा आपुः पितरो न मर्त्याः । ततस् त्वम् असि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस् तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृनोमि

kāmo jajñe prathamo nainaṃ devā āpuḥ pitaro na martyāḥ | tatas tvam asi jyāyān viśvahā mahāṃs tasmai te kāma nama it kṛnomi

Kāma was born first; neither the gods nor the fathers nor mortals have reached him. Therefore you are greater, always great: to you, Kāma, I make homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.20

यावती द्यावापृथिवी वरिम्णा यावद् आपः सिष्यदुर् यावद् अग्निः । ततस् त्वम् असि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस् तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृणोमि

yāvatī dyāvāpṛthivī varimṇā yāvad āpaḥ siṣyadur yāvad agniḥ | tatas tvam asi jyāyān viśvahā mahāṃs tasmai te kāma nama it kṛṇomi

As great as heaven and earth are in breadth, as far as the waters have flowed, as far as Agni (has reached) — therefore you are greater, always great: to you, Kāma, I make homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.21

यावतीर् दिशः प्रदिशो विषूचीर् यावतीर् आशा अभिचक्षणा दिवः । ततस् त्वम् असि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस् तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृणोमि

yāvatīr diśaḥ pradiśo viṣūcīr yāvatīr āśā abhicakṣaṇā divaḥ | tatas tvam asi jyāyān viśvahā mahāṃs tasmai te kāma nama it kṛṇomi

As many as are the directions and the intermediate directions turned every way, as many as are the regions, the (places) surveying (i.e., looking out) of the sky — therefore you are greater, always great: to you, Kāma, I make homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.22

यावतीर् भृङ्गा जत्वः कुरूरवो यावतीर् वघा वृक्षसर्प्यो बभूवुः । ततस् त्वम् असि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस् तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृणोमि

yāvatīr bhṛṅgā jatvaḥ kurūravo yāvatīr vaghā vṛkṣasarpyo babhūvuḥ | tatas tvam asi jyāyān viśvahā mahāṃs tasmai te kāma nama it kṛṇomi

As many as bees, bats, kurūru-insects have come to be, as many as vagha-insects and tree-serpents — therefore you are greater, always great: to you, Kāma, I make homage.

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

AV 9 2.23

ज्यायान् निमिषतो ऽसि तिष्ठतो ज्यायान्त् समुद्राद् असि काम मन्यो । ततस् त्वम् असि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस् तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृनोमि

jyāyān nimiṣato 'si tiṣṭhato jyāyānt samudrād asi kāma manyo | tatas tvam asi jyāyān viśvahā mahāṃs tasmai te kāma nama it kṛnomi

You are greater than the blinking one, greater than the standing one, you are greater than the ocean, Kāma, O Manyu. Therefore you are greater, always great: to you, Kāma, I make homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.24

न वै वातश् चन कामम् आप्नोति नाग्निः सूर्यो नोत चन्द्रमाः । ततस् त्वम् असि ज्यायान् विश्वहा महांस् तस्मै ते काम नम इत् कृणोमि

na vai vātaś cana kāmam āpnoti nāgniḥ sūryo nota candramāḥ | tatas tvam asi jyāyān viśvahā mahāṃs tasmai te kāma nama it kṛṇomi

Indeed not even the wind attains Kāma, nor Agni, nor the sun, nor the moon. Therefore you are greater, always great: to you, Kāma, I make homage.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 9 2.25

यास् ते शिवास् तन्वः काम भद्रा याभिः सत्यं भवति यद् वृणिषे । ताभिष् ट्वम् अस्माꣳ अभिसंविशस्वान्यत्र पापीर् अप वेशया धियः

yās te śivās tanvaḥ kāma bhadrā yābhiḥ satyaṃ bhavati yad vṛṇiṣe | tābhiṣ ṭvam asmāṁ abhisaṃviśasvānyatra pāpīr apa veśayā dhiyaḥ

Those bodies of yours, Kāma, that are kindly, auspicious, by which what you choose becomes real — with those enter into us, and elsewhere make the evil thoughts settle away.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition