1Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)uto asy abandhukṛd uto asi nu jāmikṛt
uto kṛtyākṛtaḥ prajāṃ nadam ivā chinddhi vārṣikam
English · William Dwight WhitneyAgainst enemies: with a plant
Both art thou not relative-making, and now art thou kin-making; also do thou cut off (? ā-chid) the progeny of the witchcraft-maker, like a reed of the rainy season (vā́rṣika).
2Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)brāhmaṇena paryuktāsi kaṇvena nārṣadena
senevaiṣi tviṣīmatī na tatra bhayam asti yatra prāpnoṣy oṣadhe
English · William Dwight WhitneyThou art bespoken (?) by a Brāhman, by Kaṇva son of Nṛshad; thou goest like a brilliant army (?); there is no fear (bhayá) there where thou arrivest (pra-āp), O herb.
3Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)agram eṣy oṣadhīnāṃ jyotiṣevābhidīpayan
uta trātāsi pākasyātho hantāsi rakṣasaḥ
English · William Dwight WhitneyThou goest to the head (ágra) of the herbs, causing to shine (dīp) upon [us] as it were with light; also rescuer art thou of the simple (pā́ka), likewise slayer art thou of the demoniac.
4Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)yad ado devā asurāṃs tvayāgre nirakurvata
tatas tvam adhy oṣadhe 'pāmārgo ajāyathāḥ
English · William Dwight WhitneyWhen yonder, in the beginning, the gods by thee removed (nis-kṛ) the Asuras, from thence, O herb, wast thou born, an off-wiper.
5Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)vibhindatī śataśākhā vibhindan nāma te pitā
pratyag vi bhinddhi tvaṃ taṃ yo asmāṁ abhidāsati
English · William Dwight WhitneySplitting apart (vi-bhid), hundred-branched—"splitting apart" by name is thy father; in return (pratyák), do thou split apart him who assails us.
6Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)asad bhūmyāḥ sam abhavat tad yām eti mahad vyacaḥ
tad vai tato vidhūpāyat pratyak kartāram ṛcchatu
English · William Dwight WhitneyThe non-existent came into being (sam-bhū) from the earth; that goes to the sky, the great expanse (vyácas); let that, verily, fuming abroad, come back thence on the maker.
7Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)pratyaṅ hi saṃbabhūvitha pratīcīnaphalas tvam
sarvān macchapathāṃ adhi varīyo yāvayā vadham
English · William Dwight WhitneySince thou hast come into being reverted (pratyáñc), having reverted fruit, do thou repel (yu) from me all curses, [repel] very far the deadly weapon.
8Sanskrit (romanised) · Atharvaveda, Śaunaka (Sanskrit, IAST)śatena mā pari pāhi sahasreṇābhi rakṣā mā
indras te vīrudhāṃ pata ugra ojmānam ā dadhat
English · William Dwight WhitneyProtect me around with a hundred; defend me with a thousand; may the forceful (ugrá) Indra, O lord of the plants, assign force (ojmán) unto thee.