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1I III- THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST O] Bonbon HENRY FROWDE Oxford University Press Warehouse Amen Corner, E.C. (JWw ?)orft THE MACMILLAN CO., 66 fifth avenue THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST TRANSLATED BY VARIOUS ORIENTAL SCHOLARS AND EDITED BY F. MAX MULLER VOL. XLII AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1897 I All rights reserved] PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA TOGETHER WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE RITUAL BOOKS AND THE COMMENTARIES TRANSLATED BY MAURICE BLOOMFIELD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1897 [All rights reserved'] CONTENTS. Introduction : — BJI„M PAGES I. The names of the Atharva-veda and their meanings xvii II. The position of the Atharva-veda in Hindu Litera- ture in general ...... xxviii w III. The Atharva-veda in the view of its Ritualistic ** Literature .... . . . lvii ° Prefatory remarks ....... lxxi s: «*» Hymns, Translation and Commentary : — I. Charms to cure diseases and possession by demons of disease (bhaisha^yani). Book v, 22. Charm against takman (fever) and related diseases vi, 20. Charm against takman (fever) . ^ i, 25. Charm against takman (fever) . vii, 116. Charm against takman (fever) v, 4. Prayer to the kushMa-plant to destroy ^ takman (fever) j xix, 39. Prayer to the kush/^a-plant to de- ^s stroy takman (fever) and other ailments . ^ i, 12. Prayer to lightning, conceived as the K4 cause of fever, headache, and cough y i, 22. Charm against jaundice and related * Pkr 3> 468 3, 270 4, $6$ 4, 414 5, 676 7, 246 7, 263 8, 463 8, 513 diseases vi, 14. Charm against the disease balasa vi, 105. Charm against cough i, 2. Charm against excessive discharges from the body 8, 233 ii, 3. Charm against excessive discharges from the body, undertaken with spring- water 9' 277 (. *\ I- Vlll CONTENTS. BOOK PAGES vi, 44. Charm against excessive discharges from the body ....... 10, 481 i, 3. Charm against constipation and retention of urine 10, 235 vi, 90. Charm against internal pain (colic), due to the missiles of Rudra 11,506 i, 10. Charm against dropsy . . . . 11, 241 vii, 83. Charm against dropsy . . . .12, 562 vi, 24. Dropsy, heart-disease, and kindred maladies cured by flowing water . . . . 12,471 vi, 80. An oblation to the sun, conceived as one of the two heavenly dogs, as a cure for paralysis 13, 500 ii, 8. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 13, 286 ii, 10.
2kindred maladies cured by flowing water . . . . 12,471 vi, 80. An oblation to the sun, conceived as one of the two heavenly dogs, as a cure for paralysis 13, 500 ii, 8. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 13, 286 ii, 10. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 14, 292 iii, 7. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 15, 336 i, 23. Leprosy cured by a dark plant . . . 16, 266 i, 24. Leprosy cured by a dark plant . . . 16, 268 vi, 83. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apa&t 17, 503 vii, 76. A. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apa&t 17, 559 B. Charm for curing tumours called ^ayanya 17, 560 C. Stanza sung at the mid-day pressure of the soma . . . . . .18, 562 vii, 74. A. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apa&t 18, 557 B. Charm to appease jealousy . . . 18,559 C. Prayer to Agni, the lord of vows . . 18, 559 vi, 25. Charm against scrofulous sores upon neck and shoulders 19, 472 vi, 57. Urine (^dlasha) as a cure for scrofulous sores iv, 12. Charm with the plant arundhati (lakshd) for the cure of fractures v, 5. Charm with the plant sila^i (laksha, arundhati) for the cure of wounds .... vi, 109. The pepper-corn as a cure for wounds i, 17. Charm to stop the flow of blood . ii, 31. Charm against worms .... ii, 32. Charm against worms in cattle . !9> 488 !9> 3^4 20, 419 21, 5l6 22, 257 22, 3*3 23> 3i7 CONTENTS. IX v, 23. Charm against worms in children iv, 6. Charm against poison iv, 7. Charm against poison vi, 100. Ants as an antidote against poison v, 13. Charm against snake-poison vi, 12. Charm against snake-poison vii, 56. Charm against the poison of serpents, scor- pions, and insects vi, 16. Charm against ophthalmia vi, 21. Charm to promote the growth of hair vi, 136. Charm with the plant nitatni to promote the growth of hair ..... vi, 137. Charm to promote the growth of hair iv, 4. Charm to promote virility .... vi, in. Charm against mania .... iv, 37. Charm with the plant a^a^rmgi to drive out Rakshas, Apsaras, and Gandharvas ii, 9. Possession by demons of disease, cured by an amulet of ten kinds of wood .... iv, 36. Charm against demons (pua^a) conceived as the cause of disease ii, 25. Charm with the plant pmniparwi against the demon of disease called kawva vi, 32. Charm for driving away demons (Rakshas and PLra^as) ii, 4. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^arigida-tree, against diseases and demons xix, 34.
3cause of disease ii, 25. Charm with the plant pmniparwi against the demon of disease called kawva vi, 32. Charm for driving away demons (Rakshas and PLra^as) ii, 4. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^arigida-tree, against diseases and demons xix, 34. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^•ahgi^a-tree, against diseases and demons xix, 35. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^•ahgi^a-tree, against diseases and demons vi, 85. Exorcism of disease by means of an amulet from the vara«a-tree vi, 127. The ^ipudru-tree as a panacea xix, 38. The healing properties of bdellium . vi, 91. Barley and water as universal remedies viii, 7. Hymn to all magic and medicinal plants, used as a universal remedy .... vi, 96. Plants as a panacea ii, 33. Charm to secure perfect health . PAGES 23, 452 25, 373 26, 376 27, 5ii 2 7, 425 28, 461 29, 552 30, 464 3°, 470 3*> 536 3i> 537 31, 369 32? 518 33, 408 34, 290 35, 407 36, 302 36, 475 37, 280 38, 669 39: 674 39 >5°5 40 > 53o 4°, 675 40 ,507 41 ^ 578 44 , 509 44 » 321 X CONTENTS. ix, 8. Charm to procure immunity from all diseases 45, 600 ii, 29. Charm for obtaining long life and prosperity by transmission of disease . . . . 47,308 II. Prayers for long life and health (ayushyawi). iii, n. Prayer for health and long life ♦ . . 49, 341 ii, 28. Prayer for long life pronounced over a boy . 50, 306 iii, 31. Prayer for health and long life . . . 51, 364 vii, 53. Prayer for long life 52, 551 viii, 1. Prayer for exemption from the dangers of death 53, 569 viii, 2. Prayer for exemption from the dangers of death 55, 573 v, 30. Prayer for exemption from disease and death 59, 455 iv, 9. Salve (a^-ana) as a protector of life and limb 61, 381 iv, 10. The pearl and its shell as an amulet bestow- ing long life and prosperity . . . . 62, 383 xix, 26. Gold as an amulet for long life . . 63, 668 III. Imprecations against demons, sorcerers, and ene- mies (abhi&irikam and kr/tydpratihara«ani). i, 7. Against sorcerers and demons . . . 64, 237 i, 8. Against sorcerers and demons . . . 65, 239 i, 16. Charm with lead, against demons and sor- cerers 65, 256 vi, 2. The soma-oblation directed against demons (rakshas) 66} 458 ii, 14. Charm against a variety of female demons, conceived as hostile to men, cattle, and home 66, 298 iii, 9. Against vishkandha and kabava (hostile demons) 67, 339 iv, 20. Charm with a certain plant (sadawpushpa) which exposes demons and enemies . . 68, 398 iv, 17.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1I III- THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST O] Bonbon HENRY FROWDE Oxford University Press Warehouse Amen Corner, E.C. (JWw ?)orft THE MACMILLAN CO., 66 fifth avenue THE SACRED BOOKS OF THE EAST TRANSLATED BY VARIOUS ORIENTAL SCHOLARS AND EDITED BY F. MAX MULLER VOL. XLII AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1897 I All rights reserved] PRINTED AT THE CLARENDON PRESS BY HORACE HART PRINTER TO THE UNIVERSITY HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA TOGETHER WITH EXTRACTS FROM THE RITUAL BOOKS AND THE COMMENTARIES TRANSLATED BY MAURICE BLOOMFIELD AT THE CLARENDON PRESS 1897 [All rights reserved'] CONTENTS. Introduction : — BJI„M PAGES I. The names of the Atharva-veda and their meanings xvii II. The position of the Atharva-veda in Hindu Litera- ture in general ...... xxviii w III. The Atharva-veda in the view of its Ritualistic ** Literature .... . . . lvii ° Prefatory remarks ....... lxxi s: «*» Hymns, Translation and Commentary : — I. Charms to cure diseases and possession by demons of disease (bhaisha^yani). Book v, 22. Charm against takman (fever) and related diseases vi, 20. Charm against takman (fever) . ^ i, 25. Charm against takman (fever) . vii, 116. Charm against takman (fever) v, 4. Prayer to the kushMa-plant to destroy ^ takman (fever) j xix, 39. Prayer to the kush/^a-plant to de- ^s stroy takman (fever) and other ailments . ^ i, 12. Prayer to lightning, conceived as the K4 cause of fever, headache, and cough y i, 22. Charm against jaundice and related * Pkr 3> 468 3, 270 4, $6$ 4, 414 5, 676 7, 246 7, 263 8, 463 8, 513 diseases vi, 14. Charm against the disease balasa vi, 105. Charm against cough i, 2. Charm against excessive discharges from the body 8, 233 ii, 3. Charm against excessive discharges from the body, undertaken with spring- water 9' 277 (. *\ I- Vlll CONTENTS. BOOK PAGES vi, 44. Charm against excessive discharges from the body ....... 10, 481 i, 3. Charm against constipation and retention of urine 10, 235 vi, 90. Charm against internal pain (colic), due to the missiles of Rudra 11,506 i, 10. Charm against dropsy . . . . 11, 241 vii, 83. Charm against dropsy . . . .12, 562 vi, 24. Dropsy, heart-disease, and kindred maladies cured by flowing water . . . . 12,471 vi, 80. An oblation to the sun, conceived as one of the two heavenly dogs, as a cure for paralysis 13, 500 ii, 8. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 13, 286 ii, 10.
2kindred maladies cured by flowing water . . . . 12,471 vi, 80. An oblation to the sun, conceived as one of the two heavenly dogs, as a cure for paralysis 13, 500 ii, 8. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 13, 286 ii, 10. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 14, 292 iii, 7. Charm against kshetriya, hereditary disease . 15, 336 i, 23. Leprosy cured by a dark plant . . . 16, 266 i, 24. Leprosy cured by a dark plant . . . 16, 268 vi, 83. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apa&t 17, 503 vii, 76. A. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apa&t 17, 559 B. Charm for curing tumours called ^ayanya 17, 560 C. Stanza sung at the mid-day pressure of the soma . . . . . .18, 562 vii, 74. A. Charm for curing scrofulous sores called apa&t 18, 557 B. Charm to appease jealousy . . . 18,559 C. Prayer to Agni, the lord of vows . . 18, 559 vi, 25. Charm against scrofulous sores upon neck and shoulders 19, 472 vi, 57. Urine (^dlasha) as a cure for scrofulous sores iv, 12. Charm with the plant arundhati (lakshd) for the cure of fractures v, 5. Charm with the plant sila^i (laksha, arundhati) for the cure of wounds .... vi, 109. The pepper-corn as a cure for wounds i, 17. Charm to stop the flow of blood . ii, 31. Charm against worms .... ii, 32. Charm against worms in cattle . !9> 488 !9> 3^4 20, 419 21, 5l6 22, 257 22, 3*3 23> 3i7 CONTENTS. IX v, 23. Charm against worms in children iv, 6. Charm against poison iv, 7. Charm against poison vi, 100. Ants as an antidote against poison v, 13. Charm against snake-poison vi, 12. Charm against snake-poison vii, 56. Charm against the poison of serpents, scor- pions, and insects vi, 16. Charm against ophthalmia vi, 21. Charm to promote the growth of hair vi, 136. Charm with the plant nitatni to promote the growth of hair ..... vi, 137. Charm to promote the growth of hair iv, 4. Charm to promote virility .... vi, in. Charm against mania .... iv, 37. Charm with the plant a^a^rmgi to drive out Rakshas, Apsaras, and Gandharvas ii, 9. Possession by demons of disease, cured by an amulet of ten kinds of wood .... iv, 36. Charm against demons (pua^a) conceived as the cause of disease ii, 25. Charm with the plant pmniparwi against the demon of disease called kawva vi, 32. Charm for driving away demons (Rakshas and PLra^as) ii, 4. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^arigida-tree, against diseases and demons xix, 34.
3cause of disease ii, 25. Charm with the plant pmniparwi against the demon of disease called kawva vi, 32. Charm for driving away demons (Rakshas and PLra^as) ii, 4. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^arigida-tree, against diseases and demons xix, 34. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^•ahgi^a-tree, against diseases and demons xix, 35. Charm with an amulet derived from the ^•ahgi^a-tree, against diseases and demons vi, 85. Exorcism of disease by means of an amulet from the vara«a-tree vi, 127. The ^ipudru-tree as a panacea xix, 38. The healing properties of bdellium . vi, 91. Barley and water as universal remedies viii, 7. Hymn to all magic and medicinal plants, used as a universal remedy .... vi, 96. Plants as a panacea ii, 33. Charm to secure perfect health . PAGES 23, 452 25, 373 26, 376 27, 5ii 2 7, 425 28, 461 29, 552 30, 464 3°, 470 3*> 536 3i> 537 31, 369 32? 518 33, 408 34, 290 35, 407 36, 302 36, 475 37, 280 38, 669 39: 674 39 >5°5 40 > 53o 4°, 675 40 ,507 41 ^ 578 44 , 509 44 » 321 X CONTENTS. ix, 8. Charm to procure immunity from all diseases 45, 600 ii, 29. Charm for obtaining long life and prosperity by transmission of disease . . . . 47,308 II. Prayers for long life and health (ayushyawi). iii, n. Prayer for health and long life ♦ . . 49, 341 ii, 28. Prayer for long life pronounced over a boy . 50, 306 iii, 31. Prayer for health and long life . . . 51, 364 vii, 53. Prayer for long life 52, 551 viii, 1. Prayer for exemption from the dangers of death 53, 569 viii, 2. Prayer for exemption from the dangers of death 55, 573 v, 30. Prayer for exemption from disease and death 59, 455 iv, 9. Salve (a^-ana) as a protector of life and limb 61, 381 iv, 10. The pearl and its shell as an amulet bestow- ing long life and prosperity . . . . 62, 383 xix, 26. Gold as an amulet for long life . . 63, 668 III. Imprecations against demons, sorcerers, and ene- mies (abhi&irikam and kr/tydpratihara«ani). i, 7. Against sorcerers and demons . . . 64, 237 i, 8. Against sorcerers and demons . . . 65, 239 i, 16. Charm with lead, against demons and sor- cerers 65, 256 vi, 2. The soma-oblation directed against demons (rakshas) 66} 458 ii, 14. Charm against a variety of female demons, conceived as hostile to men, cattle, and home 66, 298 iii, 9. Against vishkandha and kabava (hostile demons) 67, 339 iv, 20. Charm with a certain plant (sadawpushpa) which exposes demons and enemies . . 68, 398 iv, 17.
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