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1y, the mighty amulet that strengthens sovereignty and injures the rivals ! 30. An (amulet) auspicious for me thou shalt fasten upon (me), together with brahma (spiritual exaltation) and brilliance ! Free from rivals, slaying rivals, it has subjected my rivals. 31. This god-born amulet, the sap milked from which these three worlds revere, shall render me superior to him that hates me ; it shall ascend upon my head unto excellence ! 32. The amulet upon which the gods, the Fathers, and men ever live, shall ascend upon my head unto excellence ! 33. As the seed grows in the field, in the furrow drawn by the ploughshare, thus in me offspring, cattle, and every kind of food shall grow up ! 34. Upon whom, O thou amulet that prosperest the sacrifice, I have fastened thee (that art) propitious, him, O amulet, that yieldest a hundredfold sacrificial reward, thou shalt inspire unto excellence ! 88 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 35. This fire-wood that has been laid on together with the oblations do thou, Agni, gladly accept : may we in this kindled ^atavedas (fire), through (this) charm, find favour, well-being, offspring, sight, and cattle ! IV, 16. Prayer to Varu/za for protection against treacherous designs. 1. The great guardian among these (gods) sees as if from anear. He that thinketh he is moving stealthily — all this the gods know. 2. If a man stands, walks, or sneaks about, if he goes slinking away, if he goes into his hiding-place ; if two persons sit together and scheme, king Varu/za is there as a third, and knows it. 3. Both this earth here belongs to king Varu#a, and also yonder broad sky whose boundaries are far away. Moreover these two oceans are the loins of Varu/za ; yea, he is hidden in this small (drop of) water. 4. He that should flee beyond the heaven far away would not be free from king Varu/za. His spies come hither (to the earth) from heaven, with a thousand eyes do they watch over the earth. 5. King Varu/za sees through all that is between heaven and earth, and all that is beyond. He has counted the winkings of men s eyes. As a (winning) gamester puts down his dice, thus does he establish these (laws). 6. May all thy fateful toils which, seven by seven, threefold, lie spread out, ensnare him that speaks falsehood : him that speaks the truth they shall let go ! III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 89 7. With a hundred snares, O Varima, surround him, let the liar not go free from thee, O thou that observest men ! The rogue shall sit, his belly hanging loose, like a cask without hoops, bursting all about ! 8.
2IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 89 7. With a hundred snares, O Varima, surround him, let the liar not go free from thee, O thou that observest men ! The rogue shall sit, his belly hanging loose, like a cask without hoops, bursting all about ! 8. With (the snare of) Varu/za which is fastened lengthwise, and that which (is fastened) broadwise, with the indigenous and the foreign, with the divine and the human, — 9. With all these snares do I fetter thee, O N. N-, descended from N. N., the son of the woman N. N.: all these do I design for thee. II, 12. Imprecation against enemies thwarting holy work. 1. Heaven and earth, the broad atmosphere, the goddess of the field, and the wonderful, far-striding (Vishnu) ; moreover, the broad atmosphere guarded by Vata (the wind) : may these here be inflamed, when I am inflamed ! 2. Hear this, O ye revered gods ! Let Bharad- va^a recite for me songs of praise ! May he who injures this our plan be bound in the fetter (of disease) and joined to misfortune ! 3. Hear, O soma-drinking Indra, what with burning heart I shout to thee ! I cleave, as one cleaves a tree with an axe, him that injures this our plan. 4. With (the aid of) thrice eighty s&man-singers, with (the aid of) the Adityas, Vasus, and Angiras — may our father's sacrifices and gifts to the priests aid us — do I seize this one with fateful fervour. 5. May heaven and earth look after me, may all the gods support me ! O ye Angiras, O ye fathers 90 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. devoted to Soma, may he who does harm enter into misfortune ! 6. He who perchance despises us, O ye Maruts, he who abuses the holy practice which is being performed by us, may his evil deeds be firebrands to him, may the heavens surround with fire the hater of holy practices ! 7. Thy seven in-breathings and thy eight mar- rows, these do I cut for thee by means of my charm. Thou shalt go to the seat of Yama, fitly prepared, with Agni as thy guide ! 8. I set thy footstep upon the kindled fire. May Agni surround thy body, may thy voice enter into breath ! VII, 70. Frustration of the sacrifice of an enemy. 1. Whenever yonder person in his thought, and with his speech, offers sacrifice accompanied by oblations and benedictions, may Nirrzti (the goddess of destruction), allying herself with death, smite his offering before it takes effect ! 2. May sorcerers, Nirrzti, as well as Rakshas, mar his true work with error ! May the gods, despatched by Indra, scatter (churn) his sacrificial butter; may that which yonder person offers not succeed ! 3.
3with death, smite his offering before it takes effect ! 2. May sorcerers, Nirrzti, as well as Rakshas, mar his true work with error ! May the gods, despatched by Indra, scatter (churn) his sacrificial butter; may that which yonder person offers not succeed ! 3. The two agile supreme rulers, like two eagles pouncing down, shall strike the sacrificial butter of the enemy, whosoever plans evil against us ! 4. Back do I tie both thy two arms, thy mouth I shut. With the fury of god Agni have I destroyed thy oblation. 5. I tie thy two arms, I shut thy mouth. With the fury of terrible Agni have I destroyed thy oblation. III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 9 1 II, 7. Charm against curses and hostile plots, undertaken with a certain plant. 1. The god-begotten plant, hated by the wicked, which wipes away the curses (of the enemies), like water a foul spot it has washed away all curses from me. 2. The curse of the rival and the curse of the kinswoman, the curse which the Brahman shall utter in wrath, all that (do thou put) under our feet ! 3. From heaven her root is suspended, from the earth it rises up ; with her that has a thousand shoots do thou protect us on all sides ! 4. Protect me, protect my offspring, protect our goods; let not ill-will overcome us, let not hostile schemes overcome us ! 5. The curse shall go to the curser; joint pos- session shall we have with the friend. Of the enemy who bewitches with (his) eye we hew off the ribs. Ill, 6. The asvattha-tree as a destroyer of enemies. 1. A male has sprung from a male, the asvattha (ficus religiosa) from the khadira (acacia catechu). May this slay my enemies, those whom I hate and those who hate me ! 2. Crush the enemies, as they rush on, O awattha, 'displacer/ allied with Indra, the slayer of Vrztra, (allied) with Mitra and Varu^a ! 3. As thou didst break forth, O a^vattha, into the great flood (of the air), thus do thou break up all those whom I hate and those who hate me ! 4. Thou that goest conquering as a conquering 92 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. bull, with thee here, O a^vattha, may we conquer our rivals ! 5. May NirWti (the goddess of destruction), O a^vattha, bind in the toils of death that cannot be loosened those enemies of mine whom I hate and who hate me ! 6. As thou climbest up the trees, O a^vattha, and renderest them subordinate, thus do thou split in two the head of my enemy, and overcome him ! 7.
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.
1y, the mighty amulet that strengthens sovereignty and injures the rivals ! 30. An (amulet) auspicious for me thou shalt fasten upon (me), together with brahma (spiritual exaltation) and brilliance ! Free from rivals, slaying rivals, it has subjected my rivals. 31. This god-born amulet, the sap milked from which these three worlds revere, shall render me superior to him that hates me ; it shall ascend upon my head unto excellence ! 32. The amulet upon which the gods, the Fathers, and men ever live, shall ascend upon my head unto excellence ! 33. As the seed grows in the field, in the furrow drawn by the ploughshare, thus in me offspring, cattle, and every kind of food shall grow up ! 34. Upon whom, O thou amulet that prosperest the sacrifice, I have fastened thee (that art) propitious, him, O amulet, that yieldest a hundredfold sacrificial reward, thou shalt inspire unto excellence ! 88 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. 35. This fire-wood that has been laid on together with the oblations do thou, Agni, gladly accept : may we in this kindled ^atavedas (fire), through (this) charm, find favour, well-being, offspring, sight, and cattle ! IV, 16. Prayer to Varu/za for protection against treacherous designs. 1. The great guardian among these (gods) sees as if from anear. He that thinketh he is moving stealthily — all this the gods know. 2. If a man stands, walks, or sneaks about, if he goes slinking away, if he goes into his hiding-place ; if two persons sit together and scheme, king Varu/za is there as a third, and knows it. 3. Both this earth here belongs to king Varu#a, and also yonder broad sky whose boundaries are far away. Moreover these two oceans are the loins of Varu/za ; yea, he is hidden in this small (drop of) water. 4. He that should flee beyond the heaven far away would not be free from king Varu/za. His spies come hither (to the earth) from heaven, with a thousand eyes do they watch over the earth. 5. King Varu/za sees through all that is between heaven and earth, and all that is beyond. He has counted the winkings of men s eyes. As a (winning) gamester puts down his dice, thus does he establish these (laws). 6. May all thy fateful toils which, seven by seven, threefold, lie spread out, ensnare him that speaks falsehood : him that speaks the truth they shall let go ! III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 89 7. With a hundred snares, O Varima, surround him, let the liar not go free from thee, O thou that observest men ! The rogue shall sit, his belly hanging loose, like a cask without hoops, bursting all about ! 8.
2IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 89 7. With a hundred snares, O Varima, surround him, let the liar not go free from thee, O thou that observest men ! The rogue shall sit, his belly hanging loose, like a cask without hoops, bursting all about ! 8. With (the snare of) Varu/za which is fastened lengthwise, and that which (is fastened) broadwise, with the indigenous and the foreign, with the divine and the human, — 9. With all these snares do I fetter thee, O N. N-, descended from N. N., the son of the woman N. N.: all these do I design for thee. II, 12. Imprecation against enemies thwarting holy work. 1. Heaven and earth, the broad atmosphere, the goddess of the field, and the wonderful, far-striding (Vishnu) ; moreover, the broad atmosphere guarded by Vata (the wind) : may these here be inflamed, when I am inflamed ! 2. Hear this, O ye revered gods ! Let Bharad- va^a recite for me songs of praise ! May he who injures this our plan be bound in the fetter (of disease) and joined to misfortune ! 3. Hear, O soma-drinking Indra, what with burning heart I shout to thee ! I cleave, as one cleaves a tree with an axe, him that injures this our plan. 4. With (the aid of) thrice eighty s&man-singers, with (the aid of) the Adityas, Vasus, and Angiras — may our father's sacrifices and gifts to the priests aid us — do I seize this one with fateful fervour. 5. May heaven and earth look after me, may all the gods support me ! O ye Angiras, O ye fathers 90 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. devoted to Soma, may he who does harm enter into misfortune ! 6. He who perchance despises us, O ye Maruts, he who abuses the holy practice which is being performed by us, may his evil deeds be firebrands to him, may the heavens surround with fire the hater of holy practices ! 7. Thy seven in-breathings and thy eight mar- rows, these do I cut for thee by means of my charm. Thou shalt go to the seat of Yama, fitly prepared, with Agni as thy guide ! 8. I set thy footstep upon the kindled fire. May Agni surround thy body, may thy voice enter into breath ! VII, 70. Frustration of the sacrifice of an enemy. 1. Whenever yonder person in his thought, and with his speech, offers sacrifice accompanied by oblations and benedictions, may Nirrzti (the goddess of destruction), allying herself with death, smite his offering before it takes effect ! 2. May sorcerers, Nirrzti, as well as Rakshas, mar his true work with error ! May the gods, despatched by Indra, scatter (churn) his sacrificial butter; may that which yonder person offers not succeed ! 3.
3with death, smite his offering before it takes effect ! 2. May sorcerers, Nirrzti, as well as Rakshas, mar his true work with error ! May the gods, despatched by Indra, scatter (churn) his sacrificial butter; may that which yonder person offers not succeed ! 3. The two agile supreme rulers, like two eagles pouncing down, shall strike the sacrificial butter of the enemy, whosoever plans evil against us ! 4. Back do I tie both thy two arms, thy mouth I shut. With the fury of god Agni have I destroyed thy oblation. 5. I tie thy two arms, I shut thy mouth. With the fury of terrible Agni have I destroyed thy oblation. III. IMPRECATIONS AGAINST DEMONS, ETC. 9 1 II, 7. Charm against curses and hostile plots, undertaken with a certain plant. 1. The god-begotten plant, hated by the wicked, which wipes away the curses (of the enemies), like water a foul spot it has washed away all curses from me. 2. The curse of the rival and the curse of the kinswoman, the curse which the Brahman shall utter in wrath, all that (do thou put) under our feet ! 3. From heaven her root is suspended, from the earth it rises up ; with her that has a thousand shoots do thou protect us on all sides ! 4. Protect me, protect my offspring, protect our goods; let not ill-will overcome us, let not hostile schemes overcome us ! 5. The curse shall go to the curser; joint pos- session shall we have with the friend. Of the enemy who bewitches with (his) eye we hew off the ribs. Ill, 6. The asvattha-tree as a destroyer of enemies. 1. A male has sprung from a male, the asvattha (ficus religiosa) from the khadira (acacia catechu). May this slay my enemies, those whom I hate and those who hate me ! 2. Crush the enemies, as they rush on, O awattha, 'displacer/ allied with Indra, the slayer of Vrztra, (allied) with Mitra and Varu^a ! 3. As thou didst break forth, O a^vattha, into the great flood (of the air), thus do thou break up all those whom I hate and those who hate me ! 4. Thou that goest conquering as a conquering 92 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. bull, with thee here, O a^vattha, may we conquer our rivals ! 5. May NirWti (the goddess of destruction), O a^vattha, bind in the toils of death that cannot be loosened those enemies of mine whom I hate and who hate me ! 6. As thou climbest up the trees, O a^vattha, and renderest them subordinate, thus do thou split in two the head of my enemy, and overcome him ! 7.
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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