Atharva Veda
Against enemies from the different quarters
ye purastājjuhvati jātavedaḥ prācyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān agnim ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
Against enemies from the different quarters
They who make offering from in front, O Jātavedas, [who] from the eastern quarter vex us—having come upon (ṛ) Agni, let them stagger (vyath) away; I smite them back with the reverter (pratisará).
ye dakṣiṇato juhvati jātavedo dakṣiṇāyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān yamaṃ ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from the right, O Jātavedas, [who] from the southern quarter vex us—having come upon Yama, let them etc. etc.
ye paścājjuhvati jātavedaḥ pratīcyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān varuṇam ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from behind, O Jātavedas, [who] from the western quarter vex us—having come upon Varuṇa, let them etc. etc.
ya uttarato juhvati jātaveda udīcyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān somam ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from above, O Jātavedas, [who] from the northern quarter vex us—having come upon Soma, let them etc. etc.
ye 'dhastājjuhvati jātaveda udīcyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān bhūmim ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from below, O Jātavedas, [who] from the fixed quarter vex us—having come upon Earth, let them etc. etc.
ye 'ntarikṣājjuhvati jātavedo vyadhvāyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān vāyum ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from the atmosphere, O Jātavedas, [who] from the midway (vyadhvá) quarter vex us—having come upon Vāyu, let them etc. etc.
ya upariṣṭājjuhvati jātaveda ūrdhvāyā diśo 'bhidāsanty asmān sūryam ṛtvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from aloft, O Jātavedas, [who] from the upward quarter vex us—having come upon Sūrya, let them etc. etc.
ye diśām antardeśebhyo juhvati jātavedaḥ sarvābhyo digbhyo 'bhidāsanti asmān brahmartvā te parāñco vyathantāṃ pratyag enān pratisareṇa hanmi
They who make offering from the intermediate directions of the quarters, O Jātavedas, [who] from all the quarters vex us—having come upon the bráhman, let them etc. etc.