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Atharva Veda

Atharva Veda 16.3

Paryāya the third

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Paryāya the third

May I be the head (mūrdhán) of riches, the head of my equals.

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Let both breaking (? rujá) and longing (vená) not desert me; let both the head (mūrdhán) and the distributer (? vídharman) not desert me.

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Let both the kettle (?) and the cup (camasá) not desert me; let both the maintainer (dhartṛ́) and the supporter (dharúṇa) not desert me.

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Let both the releaser (vimoká) and the wet-rimmed one not desert me; let both him of wet drops (-dā́nu) and Mātariçvan not desert me.

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Brihaspati my soul, manly-minded by name, hearty (hṛ́dya).

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Free from torment my heart, a wide pasture, an ocean am I by extent (vídharman).

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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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