Atharvaveda Samhita — Kanda 8 — Chapter 5

AV 8 5.1

अयं प्रतिसरो मणिर् वीरो वीराय बध्यते । वीर्यवान्त् सपत्नहा शूरवीरः परिपाणः सुमङ्गलः

ayaṃ pratisaro maṇir vīro vīrāya badhyate | vīryavānt sapatnahā śūravīraḥ paripāṇaḥ sumaṅgalaḥ

This amulet is a counter-charm (pratisara), a hero; it is bound on for the hero — full of manly power, slayer of rivals, of valiant heroism, a protection, of good fortune.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 8 5.2

अयं मणिः सपत्नहा सुवीरः सहस्वान् वाजी सहमान उग्रः । प्रत्यक् कृत्या दूषयन्न् एति वीरः

ayaṃ maṇiḥ sapatnahā suvīraḥ sahasvān vājī sahamāna ugraḥ | pratyak kṛtyā dūṣayann eti vīraḥ

This amulet is the slayer of rivals, rich in heroes, powerful, a winner of prizes, overcoming, formidable; the hero goes turned toward (the enemy), spoiling the witchcrafts.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 8 5.3

अनेनेन्द्रो मणिना वृत्रम् अहन्न् अनेनासुरान् पराभावयन् मनीषी । अनेनाजयद् द्यावापृथिवी उभे इमे अनेनाजयत् प्रदिशश् चतस्रः

anenendro maṇinā vṛtram ahann anenāsurān parābhāvayan manīṣī | anenājayad dyāvāpṛthivī ubhe ime anenājayat pradiśaś catasraḥ

With this amulet Indra slew Vṛtra; with this the thoughtful one overthrew the Asuras; with this he conquered both these, heaven and earth; with this he conquered the four directions.

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AV 8 5.4

अयं स्राक्त्यो मणिः प्रतीवर्तः प्रतिसरः । ओजस्वान् विमृधो वशी सो अस्मान् पातु सर्वतः

ayaṃ srāktyo maṇiḥ pratīvartaḥ pratisaraḥ | ojasvān vimṛdho vaśī so asmān pātu sarvataḥ

This amulet of srāktya wood is a turner-back, a counter-charm; vigorous, scattering (hostile) forces, controlling — let it protect us on all sides.

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

AV 8 5.5

तद् अग्निर् आह तद् उ सोम आह बृहस्पतिः सविता तद् इन्द्रः । ते मे देवाः पुरोहिताः प्रतीचीः कृत्याः प्रतिसरैर् अजन्तु

tad agnir āha tad u soma āha bṛhaspatiḥ savitā tad indraḥ | te me devāḥ purohitāḥ pratīcīḥ kṛtyāḥ pratisarair ajantu

That Agni has said, that too Soma has said, Bṛhaspati, Savitṛ, Indra (have said) that. Let those gods, placed in front for me, drive back the witchcrafts with counter-charms.

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AV 8 5.6

अन्तर् दधे द्यावापृथिवी उताहर् उत सूर्यम् । ते मे देवाः पुरोहिताः प्रतीचीः कृत्याः प्रतिसरैर् अजन्तु

antar dadhe dyāvāpṛthivī utāhar uta sūryam | te me devāḥ purohitāḥ pratīcīḥ kṛtyāḥ pratisarair ajantu

I have interposed heaven and earth, and the day, and the sun. Let those gods, placed in front for me, drive back the witchcrafts with counter-charms.

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AV 8 5.7

ये स्राक्त्यं मणिं जना वर्माणि कृण्वते । सूर्य इव दिवम् आरुह्य वि कृत्या बाधते वशी

ye srāktyaṃ maṇiṃ janā varmāṇi kṛṇvate | sūrya iva divam āruhya vi kṛtyā bādhate vaśī

Those people who make the srāktya amulet their armour — like the sun, having ascended the sky, (each) as master drives off the witchcrafts.

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

AV 8 5.8

स्राक्त्येन मणिना ऋषिणेव मनीषिणा । अजैषं सर्वाः पृतना वि मृधो हन्मि रक्षसः

srāktyena maṇinā ṛṣiṇeva manīṣiṇā | ajaiṣaṃ sarvāḥ pṛtanā vi mṛdho hanmi rakṣasaḥ

With the srāktya amulet, thoughtful as with a ṛṣi, I have won all battles; I smite apart the assailants, the rakṣas.

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

AV 8 5.9

याः कृत्या आङ्गिरसीर् याः कृत्या आसुरीर् याः । कृत्याः स्वयंकृता या उ चान्येभिर् आभृताः । उभयीस् ताः परा यन्तु परावतो नवतिं नाव्या अति

yāḥ kṛtyā āṅgirasīr yāḥ kṛtyā āsurīr yāḥ | kṛtyāḥ svayaṃkṛtā yā u cānyebhir ābhṛtāḥ | ubhayīs tāḥ parā yantu parāvato navatiṃ nāvyā ati

The witchcrafts that are Āṅgirasa, the witchcrafts that are Āsura, the witchcrafts self-made, and those brought by others — let both kinds of them go away into the distance, past ninety navigable (streams).

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AV 8 5.10

अस्मै मणिं वर्म बध्नन्तु देवा इन्द्रो विष्णुः सविता रुद्रो अग्निः । प्रजापतिः परमेष्ठी विराड् वैश्वानर ऋषयश् च सर्वे

asmai maṇiṃ varma badhnantu devā indro viṣṇuḥ savitā rudro agniḥ | prajāpatiḥ parameṣṭhī virāḍ vaiśvānara ṛṣayaś ca sarve

For him let the gods bind on the amulet as armour: Indra, Viṣṇu, Savitṛ, Rudra, Agni, Prajāpati, Parameṣṭhin, Virāj, Vaiśvānara, and all the ṛṣis.

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AV 8 5.11

उत्तमो अस्य् ओषधीनाम् अनड्वान् जगताम् इव व्याघ्रः श्वपदाम् इव

uttamo asy oṣadhīnām anaḍvān jagatām iva vyāghraḥ śvapadām iva

You are the highest of plants, as the draft-ox is of moving creatures, as the tiger is of beasts of prey.

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AV 8 5.12

स इद् व्याघ्रो भवत्य् अथो सिंहो अथो वृषा । अथो सपत्नकर्शनो यो बिभर्तीमं मणिम्

sa id vyāghro bhavaty atho siṃho atho vṛṣā | atho sapatnakarśano yo bibhartīmaṃ maṇim

He indeed becomes a tiger, and then a lion, and then a bull; and then a wearer-down of rivals, whoever wears this amulet.

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AV 8 5.13

नैनं घ्नन्त्य् अप्सरसो न गन्धर्वा न मर्त्याः । सर्वा दिशो वि राजति यो बिभर्तीमं मणिम्

nainaṃ ghnanty apsaraso na gandharvā na martyāḥ | sarvā diśo vi rājati yo bibhartīmaṃ maṇim

Neither Apsarases slay him, nor Gandharvas, nor mortals; he rules over all the directions, whoever wears this amulet.

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AV 8 5.14

कश्यपस् त्वाम् असृजत कश्यपस् त्वा सम् ऐरयत् । अबिभस् त्वेन्द्रो मानुषे बिभ्रत् संश्रेषिणे ऽजयत् । मणिं सहस्रवीर्यं वर्म देवा अकृण्वत

kaśyapas tvām asṛjata kaśyapas tvā sam airayat | abibhas tvendro mānuṣe bibhrat saṃśreṣiṇe 'jayat | maṇiṃ sahasravīryaṃ varma devā akṛṇvata

Kaśyapa created you, Kaśyapa set you in motion. Indra wore you among men; wearing (you) he conquered in the joining (of battle). The gods made the amulet of thousandfold power an armour.

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AV 8 5.15

यस् त्वा कृत्याभिर् यस् त्वा दीक्षाभिर् यज्ञैर् यस् त्वा जिघांसति । प्रत्यक् त्वम् इन्द्र तं जहि वज्रेण शतपर्वणा

yas tvā kṛtyābhir yas tvā dīkṣābhir yajñair yas tvā jighāṃsati | pratyak tvam indra taṃ jahi vajreṇa śataparvaṇā

Whoever (seeks to harm) you with witchcrafts, whoever with consecrations, whoever seeks to slay you with sacrifices — do you, Indra, smite him back with your hundred-jointed thunderbolt.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 8 5.16

अयम् इद् वै प्रतीवर्त ओजस्वान् संजयो मणिः । प्रजां धनं च रक्षतु परिपाणः सुमङ्गलः

ayam id vai pratīvarta ojasvān saṃjayo maṇiḥ | prajāṃ dhanaṃ ca rakṣatu paripāṇaḥ sumaṅgalaḥ

This indeed is the turner-back, the vigorous, all-conquering amulet; let it protect (our) offspring and wealth — a protection, of good fortune.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 8 5.17

असपत्नं नो अधराद् असपत्नं न उत्तरात् । इन्द्रासपत्नं नः पश्चाज् ज्योतिः शूर पुरस् कृधि

asapatnaṃ no adharād asapatnaṃ na uttarāt | indrāsapatnaṃ naḥ paścāj jyotiḥ śūra puras kṛdhi

(Make it) free of rivals for us from below, free of rivals for us from above; Indra, (make it) free of rivals for us from behind; O hero, make light in front.

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AV 8 5.18

वर्म मे द्यावापृथिवी वर्माहर् वर्म सूर्यः । वर्म म इन्द्रश् चाग्निश् च वर्म धाता दधातु मे

varma me dyāvāpṛthivī varmāhar varma sūryaḥ | varma ma indraś cāgniś ca varma dhātā dadhātu me

Let heaven and earth be armour for me, armour the day, armour the sun; let Indra and Agni be armour for me; let Dhātṛ set armour for me.

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AV 8 5.19

ऐन्द्राग्नं वर्म बहुलं यद् उग्रं विश्वे देवा नातिविध्यन्ति सर्वे । तन् मे तन्वं त्रायतां सर्वतो बृहद् आयुष्मां जरदष्टिर् यथासानि

aindrāgnaṃ varma bahulaṃ yad ugraṃ viśve devā nātividhyanti sarve | tan me tanvaṃ trāyatāṃ sarvato bṛhad āyuṣmāṃ jaradaṣṭir yathāsāni

The armour belonging to Indra and Agni, abundant and formidable, which all the All-gods do not pierce through — let that guard my body on every side, broadly, so that I may be long-lived and reach old age.

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AV 8 5.20

आ मारुक्षद् देवमणिर् मह्या अरिष्टतातये । इमं मेथिम् अभिसंविशध्वं तनूपानं त्रिवरूथम् ओजसे

ā mārukṣad devamaṇir mahyā ariṣṭatātaye | imaṃ methim abhisaṃviśadhvaṃ tanūpānaṃ trivarūtham ojase

The divine amulet has mounted upon me, for great freedom from harm. Enter, all of you, into this post, the body-protecting, threefold-sheltering one, for strength.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 8 5.21

अस्मिन्न् इन्द्रो नि दधातु नृम्णम् इमं देवासो अभिसंविशध्वम् । दीर्घायुत्वाय शतशारदायायुष्मान् जरदष्टिर् यथासत्

asminn indro ni dadhātu nṛmṇam imaṃ devāso abhisaṃviśadhvam | dīrghāyutvāya śataśāradāyāyuṣmān jaradaṣṭir yathāsat

In him let Indra deposit manly power; enter into him, O gods; for long life, for a hundred autumns, so that he shall be long-lived and reach old age.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition

AV 8 5.22

स्वस्तिदा विशां पतिर् वृत्रहा विमृधो वशी । इन्द्रो बध्नातु ते मणिं जिगीवाꣳ अपराजितः । सोमपा अभयङ्करो वृषा

svastidā viśāṃ patir vṛtrahā vimṛdho vaśī | indro badhnātu te maṇiṃ jigīvāṁ aparājitaḥ | somapā abhayaṅkaro vṛṣā

Giver of well-being, lord of the clans, slayer of Vṛtra, subduer of assailants, master — let Indra bind on your amulet, he the conquering, the unconquered, the soma-drinker, the maker of safety, the bull.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition