Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 2 — Chapter 7
AV 2 7.1
अघद्विष्टा देवजाता वीरुच् छपथयोपनी । आपो मलम् इव प्राणैक्षीत् सर्वान् मच् छपथाꣳ अधि
aghadviṣṭā devajātā vīruc chapathayopanī | āpo malam iva prāṇaikṣīt sarvān mac chapathāṁ adhi
The plant that hates evil, god-born, that wipes out the curse — like waters (washing away) dirt, it has washed off from me all the curses.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Hated by sinners, sprung from Gods, this Plant that turns the curse away Hath washed from me all curses, as water makes clean from spot and stain.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 2 7.2
यश् च सापत्नः शपथो जाम्याः शपथश् च यः । ब्रह्मा यन् मन्युतः शपात् सर्वं तन् नो अधस्पदम्
yaś ca sāpatnaḥ śapatho jāmyāḥ śapathaś ca yaḥ | brahmā yan manyutaḥ śapāt sarvaṃ tan no adhaspadam
Both the curse that comes from a rival and the curse of a sister, and whatever a brahman may curse out of anger — all that (be) beneath our feet.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
All curses of a rival, each curse of a female relative, Curse uttered by an augry priest, all these we tread beneath our feet.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 2 7.3
दिवो मूलम् अवततं पृथिव्या अध्य् उत्ततम् । तेन सहस्रकाण्डेन परि णः पाहि विश्वतः
divo mūlam avatataṃ pṛthivyā adhy uttatam | tena sahasrakāṇḍena pari ṇaḥ pāhi viśvataḥ
The root stretched down from heaven, stretched up from the earth — with that thousand-stalked (plant) protect us round about on every side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Spread on the surface of the earth, downward from heaven thy root depends: With this that hath a thousand joints keep thou us safe on every side.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 2 7.4
परि मां परि मे प्रजां परि णः पाहि यद् धनम् । अरातिर् नो मा तारीन् मा नस् तारिशुर् अभिमातयः
pari māṃ pari me prajāṃ pari ṇaḥ pāhi yad dhanam | arātir no mā tārīn mā nas tāriśur abhimātayaḥ
Protect me round about, round about my offspring, protect round about what wealth is ours; let no niggard overcome us, let no plotters overcome us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Guard on all sides this woman, guard my children, us, and all our wealth! Let not malignity o'ercome, nor adversaries conquer us.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)
AV 2 7.5
शप्तारम् एतु शपथो यः सुहार्त् तेन नः सह । चक्षुर्मन्त्रस्य दुर्हार्दः पृष्टीर् अपि शृणीमसि
śaptāram etu śapatho yaḥ suhārt tena naḥ saha | cakṣurmantrasya durhārdaḥ pṛṣṭīr api śṛṇīmasi
Let the curse go to the curser; he who is well-disposed, with him (be) we together. We crush the ribs of the ill-hearted one of the eye-spell.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith
Upon the curser fall his curse! Dwell we with him whose heart is true! We split the cruel villain's ribs whose evil eye bewitches us.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)