Atharva Veda 12.2.18: Kanda 12, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 18

Sukta 2

Sanskrit (Devanagari)

समि॑द्धो अग्न आहुत॒ स नो॒ माभ्यप॑क्रमीः । अत्रै॒व दी॑दिहि॒ द्यवि॒ ज्योक् च॒ सूर्यं॑ दृ॒शे

IAST Transliteration

samíddho agna āhutá sá no mā́bhyàpákramīḥ | atráiva dī́dihi dyávi jyók ca sū́ryaṃ dṛśé ||

English Translation (Griffith/Whitney)

Kindled art thou, O Agni, and invoked with offering: from us depart not, withdraw not. Here verily blaze thou; in heaven shine long, and grant us sight of the Sun.

Translation

Entzündet bist du, o Agni, und mit Opfergabe angerufen: weiche nicht von uns, zieh dich nicht zurück. Gerade hier lodere wahrlich; am Himmel leuchte lange und gewähre uns den Anblick der Sonne.

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Attribution

Rishi: Traditionally connected with Atharvanic seers in AV 12.2 (funerary complex); specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī tradition.

Devata: Agni

Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)

Mantra Rasa

Primary: shanta