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Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 6 — Chapter 32

AV 6 32.1

अन्तर्दावे जुहुत स्व् एतद् यातुधानक्षयणं घृतेन । आराद् रक्षांसि प्रति दह त्वम् अग्ने न नो गृहाणाम् उप तीतपासि

antardāve juhuta sv etad yātudhānakṣayaṇaṃ ghṛtena | ārād rakṣāṃsi prati daha tvam agne na no gṛhāṇām upa tītapāsi

Offer well this with ghee in the inner burning-place, (this) destruction of sorcerers; from afar burn thou against the rakṣases, O Agni; do not scorch (anything) of our houses.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

With butter, in his hall v4here fire is burning, perform that sacri- fice which quells the goblins. Burn from afar against the demons Agni! Afflict not in thy fury us who praise thee.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 32.2

रुद्रो वो ग्रीवा अशरैत् पिशाचाः पृष्टीर् वो ऽपि शृणातु यातुधानाः । वीरुद् वो विश्वतोवीर्या यमेन सम् अजीगमत्

rudro vo grīvā aśarait piśācāḥ pṛṣṭīr vo 'pi śṛṇātu yātudhānāḥ | vīrud vo viśvatovīryā yamena sam ajīgamat

Rudra has broken your necks, O piśācas; let him also crush your ribs, O sorcerers. The plant of every-sided potency has brought you together with Yama.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Let Rudra break your necks, O ye Pisāchas, and split your ribs asunder, Yātudhānas! Your herb of universal power with Yama hath allied itself.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)

AV 6 32.3

अभयं मित्रावरुणाव् इहास्तु नो ऽर्चिषात्त्रिणो नुदतं प्रतीचः । मा ज्ञातारं मा प्रतिष्ठां विदन्त मिथो विघ्नाना उप यन्तु मृत्युम्

abhayaṃ mitrāvaruṇāv ihāstu no 'rciṣāttriṇo nudataṃ pratīcaḥ | mā jñātāraṃ mā pratiṣṭhāṃ vidanta mitho vighnānā upa yantu mṛtyum

Let there be safety for us here, Mitra and Varuṇa; thrust back the devourers with your flame. Let them find neither one who knows (them) nor a standing-place; smiting one another, let them go to death.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

Compare with Ralph T.H. Griffith

Here, Mitra-Varuna! may we dwell safely: with splendour drive the greedy demons backward, Let them not find a surety or a refuge, but torn away go down to Death together.

— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1895–96)