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Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda 15.2

Paryāya the second

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English · William Dwight Whitney

Paryāya the second

a. ⌊1.⌋ He arose; he moved out (vi-cal) toward the eastern quarter; b. ⌊2.⌋ after him moved out both the bṛhát and the rathaṁtará and the Ādityas and all the gods; c. ⌊3.⌋ against both the bṛhát and the rathaṁtará and the Ādityas and all the gods doth he offend (ā-vraçc) who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊4.⌋ of both the bṛhát and the rathaṁtará and of the Ādityas and of all the gods doth he become the dear abode (dhā́man) [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the eastern quarter e. ⌊5.⌋ faith is the harlot, Mitra the māgadhá (bard?), discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel (maṇí), f. ⌊6.⌋ both what is and what is to be the two footmen (pariṣkandá), mind the rough vehicle (vipathá), g. ⌊7.⌋ Mātariçvan and Pavamāna (the 'cleansing' wind) the two drawers (-vāhá) of the rough vehicle, the wind the charioteer, the whirlwind the goad, h. ⌊8.⌋ both fame and glory the two forerunners: to him cometh fame, cometh glory, who knoweth thus.

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a. ⌊9.⌋ He arose; he moved out toward the southern quarter; b. ⌊10.⌋ after him moved out both the yajñāyajñíya and the vāmadevyá and the sacrifice and the sacrificer and the cattle; c. ⌊11.⌋ against both the yajñāyajñíya and the vāmadevyá and the sacrifice and the sacrificer and the cattle doth he offend who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊12.⌋ of both the yajñāyajñíya and the vāmadevyá and the sacrifice and the sacrificer and the cattle doth he become the dear abode [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the southern quarter e. ⌊13.⌋ dawn is the harlot, the mántra the māgadhá, discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel, f. ⌊14.⌋ both new moon and full moon the two footmen, mind the etc. etc.

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a. ⌊15.⌋ He arose; he moved out toward the western quarter; b. ⌊16.⌋ after him moved out both the vāirūpá and the vāirājá and the waters and king Varuṇa; c. ⌊17.⌋ against both the vāirūpá and the vāirājá and the waters and king Varuṇa doth he offend who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊18.⌋ of both the vāirūpá and the vāirājá and the waters and king Varuṇa doth he become the dear abode [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the western quarter e. ⌊19.⌋ cheer is the harlot, laughter the māgadhá, discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel, f. ⌊20.⌋ both day and night the two footmen, mind the etc. etc.

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a. ⌊21.⌋ He arose; he moved out toward the northern quarter; b. ⌊22.⌋ after him moved out both the çyāitá and the nāudhasá and the seven seers and king Soma; c. ⌊23.⌋ against both the çyāitá and the nāudhasá and the seven seers and king Soma doth he offend who revileth a thus-knowing Vrātya; d. ⌊24.⌋ of both the çyāitá and the nāudhasá and the seven seers and king Soma doth he become the dear abode [who knoweth thus]. Of him in the northern quarter e. ⌊25.⌋ lightning is the harlot, thunder the māgadhá, discernment the garment, day the turban, night the hair, yellow the two pravartás, kalmalí the jewel, f. ⌊26.⌋ both what is heard and what is heard abroad the two footmen, mind the ⌊rough vehicle, g. 27. Mātariçvan and Pavamāna the two drawers of the rough vehicle, the wind the charioteer, the whirlwind the goad, h. 28. both fame and glory the two forerunners: to him cometh fame, cometh glory, who knoweth thus.⌋

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W. D. Whitney's literal translation (1905), Books I–XIX. Words in ⌊half-brackets⌋ are his own notes and cross-references to his edition; a few verses he gives only in outline.

William Dwight Whitney (tr.), Atharva-Veda Saṁhitā, revised and edited by Charles Rockwell Lanman, Harvard Oriental Series 7–8 (Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University, 1905). Public domain. Transcribed and proofread from the scans by English Wikisource volunteers; translation only (critical notes omitted). · Source ↗

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