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Atharva Veda 2.18: A charm against enemies, goblins, and other evil creatures

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)

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Destruction of the foe art thou, give me the scaring of my foes.
All hail!

The rival's ruiner art thou, give me to drive my rivals off. All hail!

Arāyis' ruiner art thou, give me to drive Arāyis off. All hail!

Pisa-chas' ruiner art thou, give me to drive Pisāchas off. All hail!

Sadānvās' ruiner art thou, give me to drive Sadānvās off. All hail!

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 2.18: A charm against enemies, goblins, and other evil creatures.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex, poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/52/.

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Veda, The Rishis of the Atharva. “Atharva Veda 2.18: A charm against enemies, goblins, and other evil creatures.” Translated by Ralph T. H. Griffith. Poetry Codex. https://poetrycodex.com/poem/atharvaveda-rishis/52/.

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