Atharva-Veda Samhita/Book I

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Book I.
THE first book is made up mostly of hymns of 4 verses each, and no other ground of its existence as a book
needs to be sought. It contains 30 such hymns, but also one (34) of 5 verses, two (11 and 29) of 6 verses, one
(7) of 7, and one (3) of 9. There are conjectural reasons to be given in more than one of these cases for the
exceptional length. Hymns of 4 verses are also found in books vi. and vii. (12 in vi., and 11 in vii.), also 9 in
xix. The whole book has been translated by Weber, Indische Studien, vol. iv. (1858), pages 393-430.

HYMN-

PAGE

NUMBER

I. Book the first

1

For the retention of sacred learning

Against injury and disease: with a reed

Against obstruction of urine: with a reed

To the waters: for blessings

To the waters: for blessings

To the waters: for blessings

To Agin: for the discovery of sorcerers

To Agni and other gods: for the discovery of sorcerers

For some one's advancement and success

10

For some one's release from Varua's wrath

10

11

For successful childbirth

11

12

Against various ailments (as results of lightning?)

12

13

Deterrent homage to lightning

14

14

Imprecation of spinsterhood on a woman

15

15

With an oblation: for confluence of wealth

16

16

Against demons: with an amulet of lead

17

17

To stop the vessels of the body

18

18

Against unlucky marks

19

19

Against enemies

20

20

Against enemies and their weapons

21

21

Against enemies

22

22

Against yellowness (jaundice)

22

23

Against leprosy: with a healing herb

23

24

Against leprosy

24

25

Against fever (takmn)

25

26

For protection from the wrath of the gods

26

27

Against various evils

27

28

Against sorcerers and witches

28

29

For a chief's success: with an amulet

29

30

For protection : to all the gods

30

31

To the divine guardians of the quarters

31

32

Cosmogonic

32

33

To the waters: for blessings

33

34

A love-spell: with a sweet herb

34

35

For long life etc.; with a gold amulet

35

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