Atharva Veda
With an amulet
arātīyor bhrātṛvyasya durhārdo dviṣataḥ śiraḥ api vṛścāmy ojasā
With an amulet
The head of the niggardly (arātīyú) cousin, of the evil-hearted hater, I cut off with force.
varma mahyam ayaṃ maṇiḥ phālāj jātaḥ kariṣyati pūrṇo manthena māgamad rasena saha varcasā
This amulet, born of the plow-share, shall make defense (várman) for me; it hath come to me filled with stir-about, with sap, together with splendor.
yat tvā śikvaḥ parāvadhīt takṣā hastena vāsyā āpas tvā tasmāj jīvalāḥ punantu śucayaḥ śucim
In that the skilful smith (tákṣan) hath smitten thee away with the hand by a knife, from that let the lively, bright (çúci) waters purify thee, that art bright.
hiraṇyasrag ayaṃ maṇiḥ śraddhāṃ yajñaṃ maho dadhat gṛhe vasatu no 'tithiḥ
Let this golden-garlanded amulet, bestowing (dhā) faith, sacrifice, greatness, dwell a guest in our house.
tasmai ghṛtaṃ surāṃ madhv annamannam kṣadāmahe sa naḥ piteva putrebhyaḥ śreyaḥ śreyaś cikitsatu bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvo devebhyo maṇir etya
To it we distribute (kṣad) ghee, strong drink, honey, food after food; for us, as a father for his sons, let it provide (cikits-) what is better and better, more and more, morrow after morrow—the amulet, coming from the gods.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir maṇiṃ phālaṃ ghṛtaścutam ugraṃ khadiram ojase tam agniḥ praty amuñcata so asmai duha ājyaṃ bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet, plow-share, ghee-dripping, the formidable khadirá, Brihaspati bound on, in order to force—that Agni fastened on; it yields (duh) to him sacrificial butter, more and more, morrow after morrow; with that do thou slay thy haters.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir maṇiṃ phālaṃ ghṛtaścutam ugraṃ khadiram ojase tam indraḥ praty amuñcataujase vīryāya kam so asmai balam id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet etc. etc.—that Indra fastened on, in order to force, to heroism; it yields to him strength, more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir maṇiṃ phālaṃ ghṛtaścutam ugram khadiram ojase taṃ somaḥ praty amuñcata mahe śrotrāya cakṣase so asmai varca id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvam dviṣato jahi
What amulet etc. etc.—that Soma fastened on, in order to great hearing (çrótra) [and] sight (cákṣas); it yields to him splendor, more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir maṇiṃ phālaṃ ghṛtaścutam ugraṃ khadiram ojase taṃ sūryaḥ praty amuñcata tenemā ajayad diśaḥ so asmai bhūtim id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet etc. etc.—that the sun fastened on; therewith he conquered these quarters; it yields to him growth (bhū́ti), more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir maṇiṃ phālaṃ ghṛtaścutam ugram khadiram ojase tam bibhrac candramā maṇim asurāṇāṃ puro 'jayad dānavānāṃ hiraṇyayīḥ so asmai śriyam id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet etc. etc.—bearing that amulet, the moon conquered the strongholds of the Asuras, the golden [strongholds] of the Dānavas; it yields to him fortune, more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave so asmai vājinam id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, that yields him vigor (vā́jina), more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave tenemāṃ maṇinā kṛṣim aśvināv abhi rakṣataḥ sa bhiṣagbhyāṃ maho duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, with that amulet the Açvins defend this plowing (kṛṣí); it yields for the two physicians greatness, more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave tam bibhrat savitā maṇiṃ tenedam ajayat svaḥ so asmai sūnṛtāṃ duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, Savitar, bearing that amulet, conquered with it this heaven (svàr); it yields to him pleasantness (sūnṛ́tā), more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave tam āpo bibhratīr maṇiṃ sadā dhāvanty akṣitāḥ sa ābhyo 'mṛtam id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, bearing that amulet the waters run always unexhausted; it yields to them immortality (amṛ́ta), more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave tam rājā varuṇo maṇiṃ praty amuñcata śaṃbhuvam so asmai satyam id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, that healthful amulet king Varuṇa fastened on; it yields to him truth, more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave taṃ devā bibhrato maṇiṃ sarvāṃllokān yudhājayan sa ebhyo jitim id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, bearing that amulet, the gods conquered by fight all worlds; it yields to them conquest, more and more etc. etc.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir vātāya maṇim āśave tam imaṃ devatā maṇiṃ praty amuñcanta śambhuvam sa ābhyo viśvam id duhe bhūyo bhūyaḥ śvaḥ śvas tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
What amulet Brihaspati bound on for the swift wind, that healthful amulet here the deities fastened on; it yields to them everything, more and more etc. etc.
ṛtavas tam abadhnatārtavās tam abadhnata saṃvatsaras taṃ baddhvā sarvaṃ bhūtaṃ vi rakṣati
The seasons bound it on; they of the seasons bound it on; the year, having bound it on, defends all existence.
antardeśā abadhnata pradiśas tam abadhnata prajāpatisṛṣṭo maṇir dviṣato me 'dharāṁ akaḥ
The intermediate quarters bound on; the directions bound it on; the amulet created by Prajāpati hath made my haters beneath me (ádhard).
atharvāṇo abadhnatātharvaṇā abadhnata tair medino aṅgiraso dasyūnāṃ bibhiduḥ puras tena tvam dviṣato jahi
The Atharvans bound on; the descendants of Atharvan bound on; allied (medín) with them, the An̄girases split the strongholds of the barbarians; with it do thou slay thy haters.
taṃ dhātā praty amuñcata sa bhūtaṃ vy akalpayat tena tvaṃ dviṣato jahi
Dhātar fastened it on; he disposed (vi-kḷp) [all] existence; with it do thou slay thy haters.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgamad rasena saha varcasā
What [amulet] Brihaspati bound on for the gods, a destruction of Asuras—that amulet hath come here to me, together with sap, with splendor.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgamat saha gobhir ajāvibhir annena prajayā saha
What [amulet] etc. etc., together with kine, with goats and sheep, together with food, with progeny.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgamat saha vrīhiyavābhyāṃ mahasā bhūtyā saha
What [amulet] etc. etc., together with rice and barley, together with greatness, growth.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgaman madhor ghṛtasya dhārayā kīlālena maṇiḥ saha
What [amulet] etc. etc., with a stream of honey, of ghee, together with sweet drink—the amulet.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgamad ūrjayā payasā saha draviṇena śriyā saha
What [amulet] etc. etc., together with refreshment, with milk, together with property, with fortune.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgamat tejasā tviṣyā saha yaśasā kīrtyā saha
What [amulet] etc. etc., together with brightness, with brilliance, together with glory, with fame.
yam abadhnād bṛhaspatir devebhyo asurakṣitim sa māyaṃ maṇir āgamat sarvābhir bhūtibhiḥ saha
What [amulet] etc. etc., together with all growths.
tam imaṃ devatā maṇiṃ mahyaṃ dadatu puṣṭaye abhibhuṃ kṣatravardhanaṃ sapatnadambhanaṃ maṇim
This amulet here let the deities give to me in order to prosperity—the overpowering, dominion-increasing, rival-damaging amulet.
brahmaṇā tejasā saha prati muñcāmi me śivam asapatnaḥ sapatnahā sapatnān me 'dharāṁ akaḥ
Together with bráhman, with brightness, I fasten on myself the propitious one; free from rivals, rival-slaying, it hath made my rivals beneath me.
uttaraṃ dviṣato mām ayaṃ maṇiḥ kṛṇotu devajāḥ yasya lokā ime trayaḥ payo dugdham upāsate sa māyam adhi rohatu maṇiḥ śraiṣṭhyāya mūrdhataḥ
Let this god-born amulet make me superior to my hater; whose milked-out milk these three worlds worship, let that amulet mount here upon me, in order to supremacy, at the head.
yaṃ devāḥ pitaro manuṣyā upajīvanti sarvadā sa māyam adhi rohatu maṇiḥ śraiṣṭhyāya mūrdhataḥ
What gods. Fathers, men, always subsist upon, let that amulet mount here upon me, in order to supremacy, at the head.
yathā bījam urvarāyāṃ kṛṣṭe phālena rohati evā mayi prajā paśavo 'nnamannaṃ vi rohatu
As seed in a cultivated field (urvárā) grows up in what is dragged with the plow-share, so in me let progeny, cattle, food upon food, grow up.
yasmai tvā yajñavardhana maṇe pratyamucaṃ śivam taṃ tvaṃ śatadakṣiṇa maṇe śraiṣṭhyāya jinvatāt
On whom, O sacrifice-increasing amulet, I have fastened thee, propitious, him do thou quicken unto supremacy, O amulet of a hundred sacrificial gifts.
etam idhmaṃ samāhitaṃ juṣāṇo agne prati harya homaiḥ tasmin videma sumatiṃ svasti prajām cakṣuḥ paśūnt samiddhe jātavedasi brahmaṇā
This fuel, laid on together, do thou, O Agni, enjoying, welcome with oblations; in him may we find favor, welfare, progeny, sight, cattle—in Jātavedas kindled with worship (bráhman).