1Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)agniḥ prātaḥsavane pātv asmān vaiśvānaro viśvakṛd viśvaśaṃbhūḥ
sa naḥ pāvako draviṇe dadhātv āyuṣmantaḥ sahabhakṣāḥ syāma
English · William Dwight WhitneyFor blessings: at the three daily libations
Let Agni at the morning libation (sávana) protect us, he that belongs to all men (vāiçvānará), all-maker, all-wealful; let him, the purifier, set us in property (dráviṇa); may we be long-lived, provided with draughts.
2Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)viśve devā maruta indro asmān asmin dvitīye savane na jahyuḥ
āyuṣmantaḥ priyam eṣāṃ vadanto vayaṃ devānāṃ sumatau syāma
English · William Dwight WhitneyMay all the gods, the Maruts, Indra, not leave us at this second libation; long-lived, speaking what is dear to them, may we be in the favor of the gods.
3Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)idaṃ tṛtīyaṃ savanaṃ kavīnām ṛtena ye camasam airayanta
te saudhanvanāḥ svar ānaśānāḥ sviṣṭiṃ no abhi vasyo nayantu
English · William Dwight WhitneyThis third libation [is] of the poets (kaví), who rightfully (ṛténa) sent out the bowl; let those Sāudhanvanas, who have attained heaven, conduct our happy-offering unto what is better.