Mythology & Folklore

Atharva Veda 4.12: A charm to mend a broken bone

by The Rishis of the Atharva Veda c. 1200–900 BCE (traditional; uncertain)

Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith (1895–96) · From The Hymns of the Atharva-Veda (1895–96)

Mythology & Folklore

Thou art the healer, making whole, the healer of the broken bone: Make thou this whole, Arundhatī!

Whatever bone of thine within thy body hath been wrenched or cracked, May Dhātar set it properly and join together limb by limb.

With marrow be the marrow joined, thy limb united with the limb.
Let what hath fallen of thy flesh, and the bone also grow again.

Let marrow close with marrow, let skin grow united with the skin.
Let blood and bone grow strong in thee, flesh grow together with the flesh.

Join thou together hair with hair, join thou together skin with skin.
Let blood and bone grow strong in thee. Unite the broken part,.
O Plant.

Arise, advance, speed forth; the car hath goodly fellies, naves, and wheels!!
Stand up erect upon thy feet.

If he be torn and shattered, having fallen into a pit, or a cast stone have struck him, Let the skilled leech join limb with limb, as 'twere the portions of a car.

MLA

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 4.12: A charm to mend a broken bone.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/105/.

Chicago

Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 4.12: A charm to mend a broken bone.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/105/.

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