For various blessings: with an amulet of darbhá
I bind for thee this amulet, in order to long life, to brilliancy—the darbhá, damager of rivals, burner (tápana) of the heart of the hater.
Atharva Veda
For various blessings: with an amulet of darbhá
For various blessings: with an amulet of darbhá
I bind for thee this amulet, in order to long life, to brilliancy—the darbhá, damager of rivals, burner (tápana) of the heart of the hater.
Burner of the heart of the hater, causing to burn the mind of foes, do thou, O darbhá, burn together like heat (gharmá) against all the evil-hearted.
Burning against [them] like heat, O darbhá, burning down the haters, O amulet, split thou our rivals to the heart, like Indra breaking apart Vala.
Split, O darbhá, the heart of our rivals, of our haters, O amulet; make their head fly apart, as the rising [sun] does the skin of the earth.
Split, O darbhá, my rivals; split those that fight against me; split all my enemies (durhā́rd); split my haters, O amulet.
Sever, O darbhá, my rivals; sever those etc. etc.
Hew down (vraçc), O darbhá, my rivals; hew down those etc. etc.
Cut, O darbhá, my rivals; cut those etc. etc.
Carve (?), O darbhá, my rivals; carve those etc. etc.
Pierce, O darbhá, my rivals; pierce those etc. etc.