Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 9 — Chapter 7

AV 9 7.1

प्रजापतिश् च परमेष्ठी च शृङ्गे इन्द्रः शिरो अग्निर् ललाटं यमः कृकाटम्

prajāpatiś ca parameṣṭhī ca śṛṅge indraḥ śiro agnir lalāṭaṃ yamaḥ kṛkāṭam

Prajāpati and Parameṣṭhin are the two horns, Indra the head, Agni the forehead, Yama the neck-joint.

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AV 9 7.2

सोमो राजा मस्तिष्को द्यौर् उत्तरहनुः पृथिव्य् अधरहनुः

somo rājā mastiṣko dyaur uttarahanuḥ pṛthivy adharahanuḥ

King Soma is the brain, the sky the upper jaw, the earth the lower jaw.

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AV 9 7.3

विद्युज् जिह्वा मरुतो दन्ता रेवतिर् ग्रीवाः कृत्तिका स्कन्धा घर्मो वहः

vidyuj jihvā maruto dantā revatir grīvāḥ kṛttikā skandhā gharmo vahaḥ

Lightning is the tongue, the Maruts the teeth, Revatī the neck-vertebrae, the Kṛttikās the shoulders, the heat(-cauldron) the withers.

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AV 9 7.4

विश्वं वायुः स्वर्गो लोकः कृष्णद्रं विधरणी निवेष्यः

viśvaṃ vāyuḥ svargo lokaḥ kṛṣṇadraṃ vidharaṇī niveṣyaḥ

The All is the wind(?), heaven the world(?), the dark (part?) ... the diaphragm to be entered(?).

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AV 9 7.5

श्येनः क्रोतो ऽन्तरिक्षं पाजस्यं बृहस्पतिः ककुद् बृहतीः कीकसाः

śyenaḥ kroto 'ntarikṣaṃ pājasyaṃ bṛhaspatiḥ kakud bṛhatīḥ kīkasāḥ

The eagle is the chest(?), the midspace the flank, Bṛhaspati the hump, the Bṛhatī (verses) the ribs.

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AV 9 7.6

देवानां पत्नीः पृष्टय उपसदः पर्शवः

devānāṃ patnīḥ pṛṣṭaya upasadaḥ parśavaḥ

The wives of the gods are the back-parts, the (ritual) upasad days the ribs.

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AV 9 7.7

मित्रश् च वरुणश् चांसौ त्वष्टा चार्यमा च दोषणी महादेवो बाहू

mitraś ca varuṇaś cāṃsau tvaṣṭā cāryamā ca doṣaṇī mahādevo bāhū

Mitra and Varuṇa are the two shoulders, Tvaṣṭā and Aryaman the two forearms, Mahādeva the (two) arms.

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AV 9 7.8

इन्द्राणी भसद् वायुः पुछं पवमानो बालाः

indrāṇī bhasad vāyuḥ puchaṃ pavamāno bālāḥ

Indrāṇī is the hindquarters, Vāyu the tail, Pavamāna the hairs (of the tail).

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AV 9 7.9

ब्रह्म च क्षत्रं च श्रोणी बलम् ऊरू

brahma ca kṣatraṃ ca śroṇī balam ūrū

The brahman and the kṣatra are the two haunches, strength the thighs.

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AV 9 7.10

धाता च सविता चाष्ठीवन्तौ जङ्घा गन्धर्वा अप्सरसः कुष्ठिका अदितिः शफाः

dhātā ca savitā cāṣṭhīvantau jaṅghā gandharvā apsarasaḥ kuṣṭhikā aditiḥ śaphāḥ

Dhātā and Savitā are the two knees, the Gandharvas the shanks, the Apsarases the hoof-tips, Aditi the hooves.

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AV 9 7.11

चेतो हृदयं यकृन् मेधा व्रतं पुरीतत्

ceto hṛdayaṃ yakṛn medhā vrataṃ purītat

Thought is the heart, the liver understanding(?), vrata the pericardium.

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AV 9 7.12

क्षुत् कुक्षिर् इरा वनिष्ठुः पर्वताः प्लाशयः

kṣut kukṣir irā vaniṣṭhuḥ parvatāḥ plāśayaḥ

Hunger is the belly, refreshment the rectum, the mountains the entrails.

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AV 9 7.13

क्रोधो वृक्कौ मन्युर् आण्डौ प्रजा शेपः

krodho vṛkkau manyur āṇḍau prajā śepaḥ

Anger is the kidneys, wrath the testicles, offspring the penis.

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AV 9 7.14

नदी सूत्री वर्षस्य पतय स्तना स्तनयित्नुर् ऊधः

nadī sūtrī varṣasya pataya stanā stanayitnur ūdhaḥ

The river is the one that has given birth, the lords of rain are the teats, thunder the udder.

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AV 9 7.15

विश्वव्यचास् चर्मौषधयो लोमानि नक्षत्राणि रूपम्

viśvavyacās carmauṣadhayo lomāni nakṣatrāṇi rūpam

The all-encompassing (space) is the hide, the plants the hairs, the constellations the (coat's) form.

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AV 9 7.16

देवजना गुदा मनुष्या आन्त्राण्य् अत्रा उदरम्

devajanā gudā manuṣyā āntrāṇy atrā udaram

The divine folk are the bowels, humans the intestines, the devourers(?) the stomach.

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AV 9 7.17

रक्षांसि लोहितम् इतरजना ऊबध्यम्

rakṣāṃsi lohitam itarajanā ūbadhyam

The rakṣases are the blood, the other folk the stomach-contents.

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AV 9 7.18

अभ्रं पीबो मज्जा निधनम्

abhraṃ pībo majjā nidhanam

The cloud is (her) fat; the marrow, the deposit.

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AV 9 7.19

अग्निर् आसीन उत्थितो ऽश्विना

agnir āsīna utthito 'śvinā

When she is seated, Agni; when risen up, the Aśvins.

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AV 9 7.20

इन्द्रः प्राङ् तिष्ठन् दक्षिणा तिष्ठन् यमः

indraḥ prāṅ tiṣṭhan dakṣiṇā tiṣṭhan yamaḥ

Standing eastward, Indra; standing southward, Yama.

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AV 9 7.21

प्रत्यङ् तिष्ठन् धातोदङ् तिष्ठन्त् सविता

pratyaṅ tiṣṭhan dhātodaṅ tiṣṭhant savitā

Standing westward, Dhātṛ; standing northward, Savitṛ.

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AV 9 7.22

तृणानि प्राप्तः सोमो राजा

tṛṇāni prāptaḥ somo rājā

When she has come upon grass, King Soma.

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AV 9 7.23

मित्र ईक्षमाण आवृत्त आनन्दः

mitra īkṣamāṇa āvṛtta ānandaḥ

When looking, Mitra; when turned back, Ānanda (delight).

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AV 9 7.24

युज्यमानो वैश्वदेवो युक्तः प्रजापतिर् विमुक्तः सर्वम्

yujyamāno vaiśvadevo yuktaḥ prajāpatir vimuktaḥ sarvam

Being yoked, (she is) the one belonging to all the gods; yoked, Prajāpati; unyoked, the All.

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AV 9 7.25

एतद् वै विश्वरूपं सर्वरूपं गोरूपम्

etad vai viśvarūpaṃ sarvarūpaṃ gorūpam

This, indeed, is the all-formed, the every-formed: the form of the cow.

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AV 9 7.26

उपैनं विश्वरूपाः सर्वरूपाः पशवस् तिष्ठन्ति य एवं वेद

upainaṃ viśvarūpāḥ sarvarūpāḥ paśavas tiṣṭhanti ya evaṃ veda

All-formed, every-formed cattle attend upon him who knows thus.

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