avś_20.128.01.

यः॒ सभे॒यो विदथ्यः॑ सुत्वा॒ यज्वा॒थ पू॒रुषः ।
सू॒र्यं चा॒मू रिशा॒द॒सस् त॒द् देवाः॒ प्रा॒ग् अकल्पयन् ॥१॥

yáḥ sabhéyo vidathyàḥ sutvā́ yajvā́tha pū́ruṣaḥ |
sū́ryaṃ cā́mū riśā́dásas tád devā́ḥ prā́g akalpayan ||1||

The worshipper who pours the juice, for gathering and assembly
fit,
And yonder foe-destroying Sun,—these have the Gods designed
of old.

avś_20.128.02.

यो॒ जाम्या॒ अ॒प्रथयस् त॒द् य॒त् स॒खायं दु॒धूर्षति ।
ज्ये॒ष्ठो य॒द् अप्रचेतास् त॒द् आहुर् अ॒धराग् इ॒ति ॥२॥

yó jāmyā́ áprathayas tád yát sákhāyaṃ dúdhūrṣati |
jyéṣṭho yád apracetās tád āhur ádharāg íti ||2||

He who defiles a sister, he who willingly would harm a friend,
The fool who slights his elder, these, they say, must suffer down.
below.

avś_20.128.03.

य॒द् भद्र॒स्य पु॒रुषस्य पुत्रो॒ भवति दाधृषिः॒ ।
त॒द् विप्रो॒ अ॒ब्रवीद् उ त॒द् गन्धर्वः॒ का॒म्यं व॒चः ॥३॥

yád bhadrásya púruṣasya putró bhavati dādhr̥ṣíḥ |
tád vipró ábravīd u tád gandharváḥ kā́myaṃ vácaḥ ||3||

Whenever any good man's son becometh bold and spirited,
Then hath the wise Gandharva said this pleasant upward-point-
ing word.

avś_20.128.04.

य॒श्च पणि॒ र॒घुजिष्ठ्यो॒ य॒श्च देवां॒ अ॒दाशुरिः ।
धी॒राणां श॒श्वताम् अहं॒ त॒द् अपाग् इ॒ति शुश्रुम ॥४॥

yáśca paṇí rághujiṣṭhyó yáśca devā́m̐ ádāśuriḥ |
dhī́rāṇāṃ śáśvatām aháṃ tád apāg íti śuśruma ||4||

The most unprofitable churl, the wealthy men who brings no.
gift,
These, verily, as we have heard, are cast away by all the wise.

avś_20.128.05.

ये॒ च देवा॒ अ॒यजन्ता॒थो ये॒ च पराददिः॒ ।
सू॒र्यो दि॒वम् इव गत्वा॒य मघ॒वा नो वि॒ रप्शते ॥५॥

yé ca devā́ áyajantā́tho yé ca parādadíḥ |
sū́ryo dívam iva gatvā́ya maghávā no ví rapśate ||5||

But they who have adored the Gods, and they who have best-
owed their gifts,
Those liberal lords are filled with wealth like Sūrya risen up to
heaven.

avś_20.128.06.

यो॒ऽनाक्ता॒क्षो अनभ्यक्तो॒ अ॒मणिवो॒ अ॒हिरण्य॒वः ।
अ॒ब्रह्मा ब्र॒ह्मणः पुत्र॒स्तोता॒ क॒ल्पेषु संमि॒ता ॥६॥

yó'nāktā́kṣo anabhyaktó ámaṇivó áhiraṇyávaḥ |
ábrahmā bráhmaṇaḥ putrástotā́ kálpeṣu saṃmítā ||6||

With unanointed eyes and limbs, wearing no gem or ring of
gold.
No priest, no Brāhman's son is he: these things are ordered in
the rules.

avś_20.128.07.

य॒ आक्ता॒क्षः सुभ्यक्तः॒ सु॒मणिः सु॒हिरण्य॒वः ।
सु॒ब्रह्मा ब्र॒ह्मणः पुत्र॒स्तोता॒ क॒ल्पेषु संमि॒ता ॥७॥

yá āktā́kṣaḥ subhyaktáḥ súmaṇiḥ súhiraṇyávaḥ |
súbrahmā bráhmaṇaḥ putrástotā́ kálpeṣu saṃmítā ||7||

With well-anointed limbs and eyes, wearing fair gem and golden,
ring,
Good priest is he, the Brāhman's son; these things are ordered
in the rules.

avś_20.128.08.

अ॒प्रपाणा॒ च वेशन्ता॒ रेवां॒ अ॒प्र॒तिदिश्ययः ।
अ॒यभ्या कन्या॑ कल्याणी॒ तोता॒ क॒ल्पेषु संमि॒ता ॥८॥

áprapāṇā́ ca veśantā́ revā́m̐ áprátidiśyayaḥ |
áyabhyā kanyā̀ kalyāṇī́ totā́ kálpeṣu saṃmítā ||8||

Pools with no place for drinking, and the wealthy man who.
giveth naught,
The pretty girl you may not touch, these things are ordered in:
the rules.

avś_20.128.09.

सु॒प्रपाणा॒ च वेशन्ता॒ रेवा॒न्त् सु॒प्र॒तिदिश्ययः ।
सु॒यभ्या कन्या॑ कल्याणी॒ तोता॒ क॒ल्पेषु संमि॒ता ॥९॥

súprapāṇā́ ca veśantā́ revā́nt súprátidiśyayaḥ |
súyabhyā kanyā̀ kalyāṇī́ totā́ kálpeṣu saṃmítā ||9||

Pools with good drinking places, and the wealthy man who
freely gives,
The pretty girl who may be touched, these things are ordered in
the rules.

avś_20.128.10.

प॒रिवृक्ता॒ च म॒हिषी स्वस्त्या॑ च युधिं॒ गमः॒ ।
अ॒नाशुर॒श्चा॒यामी॒ तोता॒ क॒ल्पेषु संमि॒ता ॥१०॥

párivr̥ktā́ ca máhiṣī svastyā̀ ca yudhíṃ gamáḥ |
ánāśuráścā́yāmī́ totā́ kálpeṣu saṃmítā ||10||

The favourite wife neglected, and the man who safely shuns the
fight,
A sluggish horse whom none may guide, these things are order-
ed in the rules.

avś_20.128.11.

वावाता॒ च म॒हिषी स्वस्त्या॑ च युधिं॒ गमः॒ ।
श्वाशु॒रश् चायामी॒ तोता॒ क॒ल्पेषु संमि॒ता ॥११॥

vāvātā́ ca máhiṣī svastyā̀ ca yudhíṃ gamáḥ |
śvāśúraś cāyāmī́ totā́ kálpeṣu saṃmítā ||11||

The favourite wife most dearly loved, the man who safely goes
to war,
The fleet steed who obeys the rein, these things are ordered in
the rules.

avś_20.128.12.

य॒द् इन्द्रादो दाशराज्ञे॒ मा॒नुषं वि॒ गाहथाः ।
वि॒रूपः स॒र्वस्मा आसीत् सह॒ यक्षा॒य क॒ल्पते ॥१२॥

yád indrādo dāśarājñé mā́nuṣaṃ ví gāhathāḥ |
vírūpaḥ sárvasmā āsīt sahá yakṣā́ya kálpate ||12||

When, Indra, thou, as no man could, didst plunge into the Ten
Kings' fight,
That was a guard for every man: for he is formed to stay
disease.

avś_20.128.13.

त्वं॒ वृषाक्षुं॒ मघवन्न् अ॒म्रं मर्या॒क॒रो र॒विः ।
त्वं॒ रौहिणं॒ व्या॑स्यो वि॒ वृत्र॒स्या॒भिनच् छि॒रः ॥१३॥

tváṃ vr̥ṣākṣúṃ maghavann ámraṃ maryā́káro ráviḥ |
tváṃ rauhiṇáṃ vyā̀syo ví vr̥trásyā́bhinac chíraḥ ||13||

Easily conquering Maghavan, thou, Hero, bentest Raji down,
Rentest asunder Rauhina, calvest in pieces Vritra's head.

avś_20.128.14.

यः॒ प॒र्वतान् व्य॑दधाद् यो॒ अपो॒ व्यगाहथाः ।
इ॒न्द्रो यो॒ वृत्रहा॒न्महं॒ त॒स्माद् इन्द्र न॒मो ऽस्तु ते ॥१४॥

yáḥ párvatān vyàdadhād yó apó vyagāhathāḥ |
índro yó vr̥trahā́nmaháṃ tásmād indra námo 'stu te ||14||

Thou who didst separate the clouds and penetrate the water-
floods,
To thee, great slayer of the foe, be glory, Indra, yea, to thee!

avś_20.128.15.

पृष्ठं॒ धा॒वन्तं हर्यो॒र् औ॒च्चैः श्रवस॒म् अब्रुवन् ।
स्वस्त्य॒श्व जै॒त्राये॒न्द्रम् आ॒ वह सुस्र॒जम् ॥१५॥

pr̥ṣṭháṃ dhā́vantaṃ haryór áuccaiḥ śravasám abruvan |
svastyáśva jáitrāyéndram ā́ vaha susrájam ||15||

They said to Auchchaihsravasa running as side-horse of the
Bays,
Safely to victory, O Steed, bear Indra with the beauteous wreath.

avś_20.128.16.

ये॒ त्वा श्वेता॒ अ॒जैश्रवसो॒ हा॒र्यो युञ्ज॒न्ति द॒क्षिणम् ।
पू॒र्वा न॒मस्य देवा॒नां बि॒भ्रद् इन्द्र महीयते ॥१६॥

yé tvā śvetā́ ájaiśravasó hā́ryo yuñjánti dákṣiṇam |
pū́rvā námasya devā́nāṃ bíbhrad indra mahīyate ||16||

They yoke the white mares, on the Bay's right harness Auchchai-
hsravasa.
He joyeth as he carrieth Indra the foremost of the Gods.