Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 4 — Chapter 40

AV 4 40.1

ये पुरस्ताज् जुह्वति जातवेदः प्राच्या दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । अग्निम् ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ye purastāj juhvati jātavedaḥ prācyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | agnim ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who make oblation in the east, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the eastern direction — meeting with Agni, let them stagger away turned back; I smite them back with the counter-charm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

AV 4 40.2

ये दक्षिणतो जुह्वति जातवेदो दक्षिणाया दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । यमं ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एना प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ye dakṣiṇato juhvati jātavedo dakṣiṇāyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | yamaṃ ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enā pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who make oblation in the south, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the southern direction — meeting with Yama, let them stagger away turned back; I smite them back with the counter-charm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

AV 4 40.3

ये पश्चाज् जुह्वति जातवेदः प्रतीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । वरुणम् ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ye paścāj juhvati jātavedaḥ pratīcyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | varuṇam ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who make oblation in the west, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the western direction — meeting with Varuṇa, let them stagger away turned back; I smite them back with the counter-charm.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

AV 4 40.4

य उत्तरतो जुह्वति जातवेद उदीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । सोमम् ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ya uttarato juhvati jātaveda udīcyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | somam ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who offer oblation from the north, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the northern quarter — having met with Soma, let them stagger away turned aside; I smite them back with the counter-amulet.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 40.5

ये ऽधस्ताज् जुह्वति जातवेद उदीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । भूमिम् ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ye 'dhastāj juhvati jātaveda udīcyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | bhūmim ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who offer oblation from below, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the northern quarter — having met with the Earth, let them stagger away turned aside; I smite them back with the counter-amulet.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 40.6

ये ऽन्तरिक्षाज् जुह्वति जातवेदो व्यध्वाया दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । वायुम् ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ye 'ntarikṣāj juhvati jātavedo vyadhvāyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | vāyum ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who offer oblation from the atmosphere, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the trackless quarter — having met with Vāyu, let them stagger away turned aside; I smite them back with the counter-amulet.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 40.7

य उपरिष्टाज् जुह्वति जातवेद ऊर्ध्वाया दिशो ऽभिदासन्त्य् अस्मान् । सूर्यम् ऋत्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ya upariṣṭāj juhvati jātaveda ūrdhvāyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān | sūryam ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who offer oblation from above, O Jātavedas, who assail us from the upward quarter — having met with the Sun, let them stagger away turned aside; I smite them back with the counter-amulet.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 4 40.8

ये दिशाम् अन्तर्देशेभ्यो जुह्वति जातवेदः सर्वाभ्यो दिग्भ्यो ऽभिदासन्ति अस्मान् । ब्रह्म र्त्वा ते पराञ्चो व्यथन्तां प्रत्यग् एनान् प्रतिसरेण हन्मि

ye diśām antardeśebhyo juhvati jātavedaḥ sarvābhyo digbhyo 'bhidāsanti asmān | brahma rtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi

Those who offer oblation from the intermediate regions of the quarters, O Jātavedas, who assail us from all the quarters — having met with the bráhman, let them stagger away turned aside; I smite them back with the counter-amulet.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition