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Atharva Veda 19.5

Praise and prayer to Indra

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English · William Dwight Whitney

Praise and prayer to Indra

Indra [is] king of the moving creation (jágat), of human beings (carṣaṇí), whatever of various form is upon the earth (kṣám); thence he gives good things to his worshiper (dāçvā́ṅs); may he, whenever praised, urge (cud) hitherward bestowal (rā́dhas).

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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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