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+ Add ShlokaAtharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 1 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.1
तदिदा॑स॒ भुव॑नेषु॒ ज्येष्ठं॒ यतो॑ यज्ञ उ॒ग्र स्त्वे॒षनृ॑म्णः । स॒द्यो ज॑ज्ञा॒नो नि रि॑णाति॒ शत्रू॒ननु॒ यदे॑नं॒ मद॑न्ति॒ विश्व॒ ऊमाः॑ ॥१॥
tad id āsa bhuvaneṣu jyeṣṭhaṃ yato yajña ugras tveṣa-nṛmṇaḥ sadyo jajñāno ni riṇāti śatrūn anu yad enaṃ madanti viśva ūmāḥ
Truly this is the mightiest among beings, whence the sacrifice, fierce, of flashing power. Born at once, he drives foes away, when all the bands exult in him.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 2 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.2
वा॒वृ॒धा॒नः शव॑सा॒ भूर्यो॑जाः॒ शत्रु॑र्दा॒साय॑ भि॒यसं॑ दधाति । अव्य॑नच्च व्य॒नच्च॒ सस्नि॒ सं ते॑ नवन्त॒ प्रभृ॑ता॒ मदे॑षु ॥२॥
vāvṛdhānaḥ śavasā bhūry ojāḥ śatrur dāsāya bhiyasaṃ dadhāti avyannaq ca vyanac ca sasni saṃ te navanta prabhṛtā madeṣu
Waxing in might, rich in much strength, he makes the foe a terror to the Dāsa. He bound and unbound the well; at your libations they bowed, won over by the draughts of ecstasy.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 3 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.3
त्वे क्रतु॒मपि॑ पृञ्चन्ति॒ भूरि॒ द्विर्यदे॒ते त्रिर्भव॒न्त्यूमाः॑ । स्वा॒दोः स्वा॒दीयः॑ स्वा॒दुना॑ सृजा॒ सम॒दः सु मधु॒ मधु॑ना॒भि यो॑धीः ॥३॥
tve kratum api pṛñcanti bhūri dvir yad ete trir bhavanti ūmāḥ svādoḥ svādīyaḥ svādunā sṛjā samadaḥ su madhu madhunābhi yodhīḥ
To you they pour much counsel, when these bands become twice and thrice. Sweeter than sweet, with sweetness set them free; O Soma‑feast, with honeyed sweetness win your battles.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 4 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.4
यदि॑ चि॒न्नु त्वा॒ धना॒ जय॑न्तं॒ रणे॑रणे अनु॒मद॑न्ति॒ विप्राः॑ । ओजी॑यः शुष्मिन्त्स्थि॒रमा त॑नुष्व॒ मा त्वा॑ दभन् दु॒रेवा॑सः क॒शोकाः॑ ॥४॥
yadi cin nu tvā dhanā jayantaṃ raṇe-raṇe anumadanti viprāḥ | ojīyaḥ śuṣmin sthiram ā tanuṣva mā tvā dabhán durevāsaḥ kaśokāḥ |
And if, as you win wealth, the inspired ones praise you in battle after battle— grow stronger, firm in might. Let not ill‑doers, joyless and far from right, overpower you.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 5 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.5
त्वया॑ व॒यं शा॑शद्महे॒ रणे॑षु प्र॒पश्य॑न्तो यु॒धेन्या॑नि॒ भूरि॑ । चो॒दया॑मि त॒ आयु॑धा॒ वचो॑भिः॒ सं ते॑ शिशामि॒ ब्रह्म॑णा॒ वयां॑सि ॥५॥
tvayā vayaṃ śāśadmahe raṇeṣu prapaśyanto yudhenyāni bhūri | codayāmi ta āyudhā vacobhiḥ saṃ te śiśāmi brahmaṇā vayāṃsi |
With you we prevail in battles, beholding countless contests. I urge these weapons with my words; with sacred utterance I yoke your steeds.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 6 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.6
नि तद् द॑धि॒षेऽव॑रे॒ परे॑ च॒ यस्मि॒न्नावि॒थाव॑सा दुरो॒णे। आ स्था॑पयत मा॒तरं॑ जिग॒त्नुमत॑ इन्वत॒ कर्व॑राणि॒ भूरि॑ ॥६॥
ni tad dadhiṣe ’vare pare ca yasmin nāvithāvasā duroṇe | ā sthāpayata mātaraṃ jigatnum ata invata karvarāṇi bhūri |
I set that down among the low and the high, wherein, with aid, you will not be trapped at the gate. Establish the mother to be won; drive on, and pile up many victories like ridges.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 7 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.7
स्तु॒ष्व व॑र्ष्मन् पुरु॒वर्त्मा॑नं॒ समृभ्वा॑णमि॒नत॑ममा॒प्तमा॒प्त्याना॑म्। आ द॑र्शति॒ शव॑सा॒ भूर्यो॑जाः॒ प्र स॑क्षति प्रति॒मानं॑ पृथि॒व्याः ॥७॥
stuṣva varṣman puruvartmānaṃ sam ṛbhvāṇam inatamam āptam āptyānām | ā darśati śavasā bhūry ojāḥ pra sakṣati pratimānaṃ pṛthivyāḥ |
Praise him whose reach is vast, who moves on many paths— firm, subduing, the fulfiller of fulfillments. By his might he makes great powers appear; he forges the earth’s very standard.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 8 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.8
इ॒मा ब्रह्म॑ बृ॒हद्दि॑वः कृणव॒दिन्द्रा॑य शू॒षम॑ग्रि॒यः स्व॒र्षाः । म॒हो गो॒त्रस्य॑ क्षयति स्व॒राजा॒ तुर॑श्चि॒द् विश्व॑मर्णव॒त् तप॑स्वान्॥८॥
imā brahma bṛhad-divaḥ kṛṇavad indrāya śūṣam agriyaḥ svaṛṣāḥ | maho gotrasya kṣayati svarājā turaśc id viśvam arṇavat tapasvān |
Let these hymns of the great sky fashion foremost valor for Indra, self-luminous. The sovereign of the great clan lays low even the swift; the ascetic scorches all that is hostile.
Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 2, Mantra 9 (भुवनेषु ज्येष्ठः।)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Chapter Kanda 5 · Verse 5.2.9
ए॒वा म॒हान् बृ॒हद्दि॑वो॒ अथ॒र्वावो॑च॒त् स्वां त॒न्व॑१मिन्द्र॑मे॒व। स्वसा॑रौ मात॒रिभ्व॑री अरि॒प्रे हि॒न्वन्ति॑ चैने॒ शव॑सा व॒र्ध॑य॑न्ति च ॥९॥
evā mahān bṛhaddivo atharvā avocat svāṃ tanvam indram eva. svasārau mātari bhvarī ariprā hinvanti caine śavasā vardhayanti ca.
Thus the great Atharvan of the vast heaven declared his own form as Indra. The two sisters, Mataribhvarī and Ariprā, impel him and also strengthen him with might.