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1(departed) Fathers, all those, O Arbudi, do thou make the enemies see, and spectres also make them see ! 25. The Maruts, god Aditya, Brahma^aspati did rule over you ; Indra and Agni, Dhatar, Mitra, and Pra^apati did rule over you ; the seers did rule over you. Let them make evident to the enemies when (a man) has been pierced by thee, O Arbudi ! 26. Ruling over all these, rise ye and arm your- selves ! Ye divine folk are (our) friends : win ye the battle, and disperse to your various abodes ! XI, 10. Prayer to Trisha^dhi for help in battle. 1 . Arise and arm yourselves, ye nebulous spectres together with fiery portents; ye serpents, other brood, and Rakshas, run ye after the enemy ! 2. He knows how to rule your kingdom together with the red portents (of the heavens). The evil brood that is in the air and the heaven, and the human (powers) upon the earth, shall be obedient to the plans of Trishawdhi ! V. CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. 1 27 3. The brazen-beaked (birds of prey), those with beaks pointed as a needle, and those, too, with thorny beaks, flesh-devouring, swift as the wind, shall fasten themselves upon the enemies, together with the Trishawdhi-bolt (the bolt with three joints) ! 4. Make away with, O 6atavedas Aditya, many carcasses ! This army of Trisha^dhi shall be de- voted to my bidding ! 5. Arise thou divine person, O Arbudi, together with thy army! This tribute has been offered to you (Arbudi and Trishawdhi), an offering pleasing to Trisha^dhi. 6. This white-footed, four-footed arrow shall fetter (?). Do thou, O magic spell, operate, together with the army of Trishawdhi, against the enemies ! 7. May (the mourning woman) with suffused eyes hurry on, may she that hath short (mutilated ?) ears shout when (a man) has been overcome by the army of Trisha^dhi ! Red portents shall be (visible) ! 8. May the winged birds that move in the air and in the sky descend ; beasts of prey and insects shall seize upon them ; the vultures that feed upon raw flesh shall hack into (their) carcasses ! 9. By virtue of the compact which thou, O Brz~ haspati, didst close with Indra and Brahman, by virtue of that agreement with Indra, do I call hither all the gods : on this side conquer, not over yonder ! 10. Brzhaspati, the descendant of Angiras, and the seers, inspired by (our) song, did fix the three- jointed (Trisha^dhi) weapon upon the sky for the destruction of the Asuras. 11. Trisha^dhi, by whom both yonder Aditya 128 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA.
2! 10. Brzhaspati, the descendant of Angiras, and the seers, inspired by (our) song, did fix the three- jointed (Trisha^dhi) weapon upon the sky for the destruction of the Asuras. 11. Trisha^dhi, by whom both yonder Aditya 128 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. (the sun) and Indra are protected, the gods did destine for (our) might and strength. 12. All the worlds the gods did conquer through this oblation, (and) by the bolt which Br/haspati, the descendant of Angiras, did mould into a weapon for the destruction of the Asuras. 1 3. With the bolt which Brzhaspati, the descendant of Angiras, did mould into a weapon for the destruc- tion of the Asuras do I, O Brzhaspati, annihilate yonder army : I smite the enemies with force. 14. All the gods that eat the oblation offered with the call vasha/ are coming over. Receive this oblation graciously ; conquer on this side, not over yonder ! 15. May all the gods come over: the oblation is pleasing to Trisha^dhi. Adhere to the great compact under which of yore the Asuras were conquered ! 16. Vayu (the wind) shall bend the points of the enemies' bows, Indra shall break their arms, so that they shall be unable to lay on their arrows, Aditya (the sun) shall send their missiles astray, and Aan- dramas (the moon) shall bar the way of (the enemy) that has not (as yet) started ! 17. If they have come on as citadels of the gods, if they have constituted an inspired charm as their armour, if they have gathered courage through the protections for the body and the bulwarks which they have made, render all that devoid of force ! 1 8. Placing (our) purohita (chaplain), together with the flesh-devourer (Agni) and death, in thy train, do thou, O Trisha;?zdhi, go forth with thy army, conquer the enemies, advance ! 19. O Trisha^dhi, envelop thou the enemies in CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. 1 29 darkness ; may not a single one of those, driven forth by the speckled ghee, be saved ! 20. May the white-footed (arrow ?) fly to yonder lines of the enemy, may yonder armies of the enemies be to-day put to confusion, O Nyarbudi ! 21. The enemies have been confused, O Nyar- budi : slay each picked man among them, slay them with this army ! 22. The enemy with coat-of-mail, he that has no coat-of-mail, and he that stands in the battle-throng, throttled by the strings of their bows, by the fasten- ings of their coats-of-mail, by the battle-throng, they shall lie ! 23.
3them, slay them with this army ! 22. The enemy with coat-of-mail, he that has no coat-of-mail, and he that stands in the battle-throng, throttled by the strings of their bows, by the fasten- ings of their coats-of-mail, by the battle-throng, they shall lie ! 23. Those with armour and those without armour, the enemies that are shielded by armour, all those, O Arbudi, after they have been slain, dogs shall devour upon the ground ! 24. Those that ride on chariots, and those that have no chariots, those that are mounted, and those that are not mounted, all those, after they have been slain, vultures and strong-winged hawks shall devour ! 25. Counting its dead by thousands, the hostile army, pierced and shattered in the clash of arms, shall lie ! 26. Pierced in a vital spot, shrieking in concert with the birds of prey, wretched, crushed, prostrate, (the birds of prey) shall devour the enemy who attempts to hinder this oblation of ours directed against (him) ! 27. With (the oblation) to which the gods flock, which is free from failure, with it Indra, the slayer of Wztra, shall slay, and with the Trishawdhi-bolt (the bolt with three joints) ! [42] K 13O HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. V, 20. Hymn to the battle-drum. 1. High sounds the voice of the drum, that acts the warrior, the wooden (drum), equipped with the skin of the cow. Whetting thy voice, subduing the enemy, like a lion sure of victory, do thou loudly thunder against them ! 2. The wooden (instrument) with fastened (cover- ing) has thundered as a lion, as a bull roars to the cow that longs to mate. Thou art a bull, thy enemies are eunuchs ; thou ownest Indra's foe- subduing fire ! 3. Like a bull in the herd, full of might, lusty, do thou, O snatcher of booty, roar against them ! Pierce with fire the heart of the enemy ; with broken ranks the foe shall run and scatter ! 4. In victorious battles raise thy roar! What may be captured, capture ; sound in many places ! Favour, O drum, (our deeds) with thy divine voice ; bring to (us) with strength the property of the enemy ! 5. When the wife of the enemy hears the voice of the drum, that speaks to a far distance, may she, aroused by the sound, distressed, snatch her son to her arms, and run, frightened at the clash of arms! 6. Do thou, O drum, sound the first sound, ring brilliantly over the back of the earth ! Open wide thy maw at the enemies host; resound brightly, joyously, O drum ! 7. Between this heaven and earth thy noise shall spread, thy sounds shall quickly part to every side ! Shout thou and thunder with swelling sound ; make V.
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.
1(departed) Fathers, all those, O Arbudi, do thou make the enemies see, and spectres also make them see ! 25. The Maruts, god Aditya, Brahma^aspati did rule over you ; Indra and Agni, Dhatar, Mitra, and Pra^apati did rule over you ; the seers did rule over you. Let them make evident to the enemies when (a man) has been pierced by thee, O Arbudi ! 26. Ruling over all these, rise ye and arm your- selves ! Ye divine folk are (our) friends : win ye the battle, and disperse to your various abodes ! XI, 10. Prayer to Trisha^dhi for help in battle. 1 . Arise and arm yourselves, ye nebulous spectres together with fiery portents; ye serpents, other brood, and Rakshas, run ye after the enemy ! 2. He knows how to rule your kingdom together with the red portents (of the heavens). The evil brood that is in the air and the heaven, and the human (powers) upon the earth, shall be obedient to the plans of Trishawdhi ! V. CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. 1 27 3. The brazen-beaked (birds of prey), those with beaks pointed as a needle, and those, too, with thorny beaks, flesh-devouring, swift as the wind, shall fasten themselves upon the enemies, together with the Trishawdhi-bolt (the bolt with three joints) ! 4. Make away with, O 6atavedas Aditya, many carcasses ! This army of Trisha^dhi shall be de- voted to my bidding ! 5. Arise thou divine person, O Arbudi, together with thy army! This tribute has been offered to you (Arbudi and Trishawdhi), an offering pleasing to Trisha^dhi. 6. This white-footed, four-footed arrow shall fetter (?). Do thou, O magic spell, operate, together with the army of Trishawdhi, against the enemies ! 7. May (the mourning woman) with suffused eyes hurry on, may she that hath short (mutilated ?) ears shout when (a man) has been overcome by the army of Trisha^dhi ! Red portents shall be (visible) ! 8. May the winged birds that move in the air and in the sky descend ; beasts of prey and insects shall seize upon them ; the vultures that feed upon raw flesh shall hack into (their) carcasses ! 9. By virtue of the compact which thou, O Brz~ haspati, didst close with Indra and Brahman, by virtue of that agreement with Indra, do I call hither all the gods : on this side conquer, not over yonder ! 10. Brzhaspati, the descendant of Angiras, and the seers, inspired by (our) song, did fix the three- jointed (Trisha^dhi) weapon upon the sky for the destruction of the Asuras. 11. Trisha^dhi, by whom both yonder Aditya 128 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA.
2! 10. Brzhaspati, the descendant of Angiras, and the seers, inspired by (our) song, did fix the three- jointed (Trisha^dhi) weapon upon the sky for the destruction of the Asuras. 11. Trisha^dhi, by whom both yonder Aditya 128 HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. (the sun) and Indra are protected, the gods did destine for (our) might and strength. 12. All the worlds the gods did conquer through this oblation, (and) by the bolt which Br/haspati, the descendant of Angiras, did mould into a weapon for the destruction of the Asuras. 1 3. With the bolt which Brzhaspati, the descendant of Angiras, did mould into a weapon for the destruc- tion of the Asuras do I, O Brzhaspati, annihilate yonder army : I smite the enemies with force. 14. All the gods that eat the oblation offered with the call vasha/ are coming over. Receive this oblation graciously ; conquer on this side, not over yonder ! 15. May all the gods come over: the oblation is pleasing to Trisha^dhi. Adhere to the great compact under which of yore the Asuras were conquered ! 16. Vayu (the wind) shall bend the points of the enemies' bows, Indra shall break their arms, so that they shall be unable to lay on their arrows, Aditya (the sun) shall send their missiles astray, and Aan- dramas (the moon) shall bar the way of (the enemy) that has not (as yet) started ! 17. If they have come on as citadels of the gods, if they have constituted an inspired charm as their armour, if they have gathered courage through the protections for the body and the bulwarks which they have made, render all that devoid of force ! 1 8. Placing (our) purohita (chaplain), together with the flesh-devourer (Agni) and death, in thy train, do thou, O Trisha;?zdhi, go forth with thy army, conquer the enemies, advance ! 19. O Trisha^dhi, envelop thou the enemies in CHARMS PERTAINING TO ROYALTY. 1 29 darkness ; may not a single one of those, driven forth by the speckled ghee, be saved ! 20. May the white-footed (arrow ?) fly to yonder lines of the enemy, may yonder armies of the enemies be to-day put to confusion, O Nyarbudi ! 21. The enemies have been confused, O Nyar- budi : slay each picked man among them, slay them with this army ! 22. The enemy with coat-of-mail, he that has no coat-of-mail, and he that stands in the battle-throng, throttled by the strings of their bows, by the fasten- ings of their coats-of-mail, by the battle-throng, they shall lie ! 23.
3them, slay them with this army ! 22. The enemy with coat-of-mail, he that has no coat-of-mail, and he that stands in the battle-throng, throttled by the strings of their bows, by the fasten- ings of their coats-of-mail, by the battle-throng, they shall lie ! 23. Those with armour and those without armour, the enemies that are shielded by armour, all those, O Arbudi, after they have been slain, dogs shall devour upon the ground ! 24. Those that ride on chariots, and those that have no chariots, those that are mounted, and those that are not mounted, all those, after they have been slain, vultures and strong-winged hawks shall devour ! 25. Counting its dead by thousands, the hostile army, pierced and shattered in the clash of arms, shall lie ! 26. Pierced in a vital spot, shrieking in concert with the birds of prey, wretched, crushed, prostrate, (the birds of prey) shall devour the enemy who attempts to hinder this oblation of ours directed against (him) ! 27. With (the oblation) to which the gods flock, which is free from failure, with it Indra, the slayer of Wztra, shall slay, and with the Trishawdhi-bolt (the bolt with three joints) ! [42] K 13O HYMNS OF THE ATHARVA-VEDA. V, 20. Hymn to the battle-drum. 1. High sounds the voice of the drum, that acts the warrior, the wooden (drum), equipped with the skin of the cow. Whetting thy voice, subduing the enemy, like a lion sure of victory, do thou loudly thunder against them ! 2. The wooden (instrument) with fastened (cover- ing) has thundered as a lion, as a bull roars to the cow that longs to mate. Thou art a bull, thy enemies are eunuchs ; thou ownest Indra's foe- subduing fire ! 3. Like a bull in the herd, full of might, lusty, do thou, O snatcher of booty, roar against them ! Pierce with fire the heart of the enemy ; with broken ranks the foe shall run and scatter ! 4. In victorious battles raise thy roar! What may be captured, capture ; sound in many places ! Favour, O drum, (our deeds) with thy divine voice ; bring to (us) with strength the property of the enemy ! 5. When the wife of the enemy hears the voice of the drum, that speaks to a far distance, may she, aroused by the sound, distressed, snatch her son to her arms, and run, frightened at the clash of arms! 6. Do thou, O drum, sound the first sound, ring brilliantly over the back of the earth ! Open wide thy maw at the enemies host; resound brightly, joyously, O drum ! 7. Between this heaven and earth thy noise shall spread, thy sounds shall quickly part to every side ! Shout thou and thunder with swelling sound ; make V.
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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