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1art multiform, and crowned by a crest (?) ! 16. In the distance there is light for thee, hither- ward there is no road for thee ; away from us take thy course ! By another road cross thou ninety navigable streams, hard to cross! Do not injure, go away ! 17. As the wind the trees, crush down and fell (the enemy), leave them neither cow, nor horse, nor serving-man ! Turn from here upon those that have fabricated thee, O spell, awaken them to childlessness ! 18. The spell or the magic which they have buried against thee in the sacrificial straw (barhis), in the field, (or) in the burial-ground, or if with superior skill they have practised sorcery against thee, that art simple and innocent, in thy house- hold fire, — 19. The hostile, insidious instrument which they have brought hither has been discovered ; that which has been dug in we have detected. It shall go whence it has been brought hither; there, like a horse, it shall disport itself, and slay the offspring of him that has fashioned the spell ! 20. Swords of good brass are in our house : we know how many joints thou hast, O spell ! Be sure to rise, go away from hence! O stranger, what seekest thou here ? III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 75 21. I shall hew off, O spell, thy neck, and thy feet : run away ! May Indra and Agni, to whom belong the children (of men), protect us ! 22. King Soma, who guards and pities us, and the lords of the beings shall take pity on us ! 23. May Bhava and 6arva cast the lightning, the divine missile, upon him that performs evil, fashions a spell, and does wrong ! 24. If thou art come two-footed, (or) four-footed, prepared by the fashioner of the spell, multiform, do thou, having become eight-footed, again go away from here, O misfortune ! 25. Anointed, ornamented, and well equipped, go away, carrying every misfortune ! Know, O spell, thy maker, as a daughter her own father ! 26. Go away, O spell, do not stand still, track (the enemy) as a wounded (animal) ! He is the game, thou the hunter : he is not able to put thee down. 27. Him that first hurls (the arrow), the other, laying on in defence, slays with the arrow, and while the first deals the blow, the other returns the blow. 28. Hear, verily, this speech of mine, and then return whence thou earnest, against the one that fashioned thee ! 29. Slaughter of an innocent is heinous, O spell : do not slay our cow, horse, or serving-man! Wherever thou hast been put down, thence thee do we remove. Be lighter than a leaf! 30.
2and then return whence thou earnest, against the one that fashioned thee ! 29. Slaughter of an innocent is heinous, O spell : do not slay our cow, horse, or serving-man! Wherever thou hast been put down, thence thee do we remove. Be lighter than a leaf! 30. If ye are enveloped in darkness, covered as if by a net — we tear all spells out from here, send them back again to him that fashioned them. 31. The offspring of them that fashion the spell, practise magic, or plot against us, crush thou, O spell, j6 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. leave none of them ! Slay those that fashion the spell ! 32. As the sun is released from darkness, abandons the night, and the streaks of the dawn, thus every misery, (every) device prepared by the fashioner of the spell, (every) misfortune, do I leave behind, as an elephant the dust. V, 31. Charm to repel sorceries or spells. 1. The spell which they have put for thee into an unburned vessel, that which they have put into mixed grain, that which they have put into raw meat, that do I hurl back again. 2. The spell which they have put for thee into a cock, or that which (they have put) into a goat, into a crested animal, that which they have put into a sheep, that do I hurl back again. 3. The spell which they have put for thee into solipeds, into animals with teeth on both sides, that which they have put into an ass, that do I hurl back again. 4. The magic which they have put for thee into moveable property, or into personal possession, the spell which they have put into the field, that do I hurl back again. 5. The spell which evil-scheming persons have put for thee into the garhapatya-fire, or into the house- fire, that which they have put into the house, that do I hurl back again. 6. The spell which they have put for thee into the assembly-hall, that which (they have put) into the gaming-place, that which they have put into the dice, that do I hurl back again. III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 77 7. The spell which they have put for thee into the army, that which they have put into the arrow and the weapon, that which they have put into the drum, that do I hurl back again. 8. The spell which they have placed down for thee in the well, or have buried in the burial-ground, that which they have put into (thy) home, that do I hurl back again. 9. That which they have put for thee into human bones, that which (they have put) into the funeral fire, to the consuming, burning, flesh-eating fire do I hurl that back again. 10.
3-ground, that which they have put into (thy) home, that do I hurl back again. 9. That which they have put for thee into human bones, that which (they have put) into the funeral fire, to the consuming, burning, flesh-eating fire do I hurl that back again. 10. By an unbeaten path he has brought it (the spell) hither, by a (beaten) path we drive it out from here. The fool in his folly has prepared (the spell) against those that are surely wise. 11. He that has undertaken it has not been able to accomplish it : he broke his foot, his toe. He, luckless, performed an auspicious act for us, that are lucky. 12. Him that fashions spells, practises magic, digs after roots, sends out curses, Indra shall slay with his mighty weapon, Agni shall pierce with his hurled (arrow) ! V, 14. Charm to repel sorceries or spells. 1. An eagle found thee out, a boar dug thee out with his snout. Seek thou, O plant, to injure him that seeks to injure (us), strike down him that pre- pares spells (against us) ! 2. Strike down the wizards, strike down him that prepares spells (against us) ; slay thou, moreover, O plant, him that seeks to injure us ! 78 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 3. Cutting out from the skin (of the enemy) as if (from the skin) of an antelope, do ye, O gods, fasten the spell upon him that prepares it, as (one fastens) an ornament ! 4. Take hold by the hand and lead away the spell back to him that prepares it ! Place it in his very presence, so that it shall slay him that prepares the spell ! 5. The spells shall take effect upon him that prepares the spells, the curse upon him that pro- nounces the curse ! As a chariot with easy-going wheels, the spell shall turn back upon him that prepares the spell ! 6. Whether a woman, or whether a man has pre- pared the spell for evil, we lead that spell to him as a horse with the halter. 7. Whether thou hast been prepared by the gods, or hast been prepared by men, we lead thee back with the help of Indra as an ally. 8. O Agni, gainer of battles, do thou gain the battles ! With a counter-charm do we hurl back the spell upon him that prepares the spell. 9. Hold ready, (O plant,) thy weapon, and strike him, slay the very one that has prepared (the spell) ! We do not whet thee for the destruction of him that has not practised (spells). 10. Go as a son to his father, bite like an adder that has been stepped upon. Return thou, O spell, to him that prepares the spell, as one who over- comes his fetters ! 11.
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.
1art multiform, and crowned by a crest (?) ! 16. In the distance there is light for thee, hither- ward there is no road for thee ; away from us take thy course ! By another road cross thou ninety navigable streams, hard to cross! Do not injure, go away ! 17. As the wind the trees, crush down and fell (the enemy), leave them neither cow, nor horse, nor serving-man ! Turn from here upon those that have fabricated thee, O spell, awaken them to childlessness ! 18. The spell or the magic which they have buried against thee in the sacrificial straw (barhis), in the field, (or) in the burial-ground, or if with superior skill they have practised sorcery against thee, that art simple and innocent, in thy house- hold fire, — 19. The hostile, insidious instrument which they have brought hither has been discovered ; that which has been dug in we have detected. It shall go whence it has been brought hither; there, like a horse, it shall disport itself, and slay the offspring of him that has fashioned the spell ! 20. Swords of good brass are in our house : we know how many joints thou hast, O spell ! Be sure to rise, go away from hence! O stranger, what seekest thou here ? III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 75 21. I shall hew off, O spell, thy neck, and thy feet : run away ! May Indra and Agni, to whom belong the children (of men), protect us ! 22. King Soma, who guards and pities us, and the lords of the beings shall take pity on us ! 23. May Bhava and 6arva cast the lightning, the divine missile, upon him that performs evil, fashions a spell, and does wrong ! 24. If thou art come two-footed, (or) four-footed, prepared by the fashioner of the spell, multiform, do thou, having become eight-footed, again go away from here, O misfortune ! 25. Anointed, ornamented, and well equipped, go away, carrying every misfortune ! Know, O spell, thy maker, as a daughter her own father ! 26. Go away, O spell, do not stand still, track (the enemy) as a wounded (animal) ! He is the game, thou the hunter : he is not able to put thee down. 27. Him that first hurls (the arrow), the other, laying on in defence, slays with the arrow, and while the first deals the blow, the other returns the blow. 28. Hear, verily, this speech of mine, and then return whence thou earnest, against the one that fashioned thee ! 29. Slaughter of an innocent is heinous, O spell : do not slay our cow, horse, or serving-man! Wherever thou hast been put down, thence thee do we remove. Be lighter than a leaf! 30.
2and then return whence thou earnest, against the one that fashioned thee ! 29. Slaughter of an innocent is heinous, O spell : do not slay our cow, horse, or serving-man! Wherever thou hast been put down, thence thee do we remove. Be lighter than a leaf! 30. If ye are enveloped in darkness, covered as if by a net — we tear all spells out from here, send them back again to him that fashioned them. 31. The offspring of them that fashion the spell, practise magic, or plot against us, crush thou, O spell, j6 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. leave none of them ! Slay those that fashion the spell ! 32. As the sun is released from darkness, abandons the night, and the streaks of the dawn, thus every misery, (every) device prepared by the fashioner of the spell, (every) misfortune, do I leave behind, as an elephant the dust. V, 31. Charm to repel sorceries or spells. 1. The spell which they have put for thee into an unburned vessel, that which they have put into mixed grain, that which they have put into raw meat, that do I hurl back again. 2. The spell which they have put for thee into a cock, or that which (they have put) into a goat, into a crested animal, that which they have put into a sheep, that do I hurl back again. 3. The spell which they have put for thee into solipeds, into animals with teeth on both sides, that which they have put into an ass, that do I hurl back again. 4. The magic which they have put for thee into moveable property, or into personal possession, the spell which they have put into the field, that do I hurl back again. 5. The spell which evil-scheming persons have put for thee into the garhapatya-fire, or into the house- fire, that which they have put into the house, that do I hurl back again. 6. The spell which they have put for thee into the assembly-hall, that which (they have put) into the gaming-place, that which they have put into the dice, that do I hurl back again. III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 77 7. The spell which they have put for thee into the army, that which they have put into the arrow and the weapon, that which they have put into the drum, that do I hurl back again. 8. The spell which they have placed down for thee in the well, or have buried in the burial-ground, that which they have put into (thy) home, that do I hurl back again. 9. That which they have put for thee into human bones, that which (they have put) into the funeral fire, to the consuming, burning, flesh-eating fire do I hurl that back again. 10.
3-ground, that which they have put into (thy) home, that do I hurl back again. 9. That which they have put for thee into human bones, that which (they have put) into the funeral fire, to the consuming, burning, flesh-eating fire do I hurl that back again. 10. By an unbeaten path he has brought it (the spell) hither, by a (beaten) path we drive it out from here. The fool in his folly has prepared (the spell) against those that are surely wise. 11. He that has undertaken it has not been able to accomplish it : he broke his foot, his toe. He, luckless, performed an auspicious act for us, that are lucky. 12. Him that fashions spells, practises magic, digs after roots, sends out curses, Indra shall slay with his mighty weapon, Agni shall pierce with his hurled (arrow) ! V, 14. Charm to repel sorceries or spells. 1. An eagle found thee out, a boar dug thee out with his snout. Seek thou, O plant, to injure him that seeks to injure (us), strike down him that pre- pares spells (against us) ! 2. Strike down the wizards, strike down him that prepares spells (against us) ; slay thou, moreover, O plant, him that seeks to injure us ! 78 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 3. Cutting out from the skin (of the enemy) as if (from the skin) of an antelope, do ye, O gods, fasten the spell upon him that prepares it, as (one fastens) an ornament ! 4. Take hold by the hand and lead away the spell back to him that prepares it ! Place it in his very presence, so that it shall slay him that prepares the spell ! 5. The spells shall take effect upon him that prepares the spells, the curse upon him that pro- nounces the curse ! As a chariot with easy-going wheels, the spell shall turn back upon him that prepares the spell ! 6. Whether a woman, or whether a man has pre- pared the spell for evil, we lead that spell to him as a horse with the halter. 7. Whether thou hast been prepared by the gods, or hast been prepared by men, we lead thee back with the help of Indra as an ally. 8. O Agni, gainer of battles, do thou gain the battles ! With a counter-charm do we hurl back the spell upon him that prepares the spell. 9. Hold ready, (O plant,) thy weapon, and strike him, slay the very one that has prepared (the spell) ! We do not whet thee for the destruction of him that has not practised (spells). 10. Go as a son to his father, bite like an adder that has been stepped upon. Return thou, O spell, to him that prepares the spell, as one who over- comes his fetters ! 11.
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.
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