THOTA
Title

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Author
Unknown author
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
Details
746 chapters English Public domain
About this book

This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from the Rig veda, all very ancient.

This is the first time a complete translation of the Atharvaveda has been posted on the Internet. The Maurice Bloomfield partial translation, previously at this location, has been moved to the sbe42 directory.

Table of contents

746 chapters

576 Book 19: Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves 577 Book 19: Hymn 48: A hymn to Night for protection 578 Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night 579 Book 19: Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity 580 Book 19: Hymn 51: A sacrificial formula 581 Book 19: Hymn 52: A hymn to Kāma or Desire 582 Book 19: Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time 583 Book 19: Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn 584 Book 19: Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity 585 Book 19: Hymn 56: A hymn to Sleep 586 Book 19: Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams 587 Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice 588 Book 19: Hymn 59: An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice 589 Book 19: Hymn 60: A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour 590 Book 19: Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven 591 Book 19: Hymn 62: A prayer for the love of Gods and men 592 Book 19: Hymn 63: A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity 593 Book 19: Hymn 64: A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings 594 Book 19: Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun 595 Book 19: Hymn 66: A hymn to Agni as the Sun 596 Book 19: Hymn 67: A prayer for long life 597 Book 19: Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula 598 Book 19: Hymn 69: A prayer or charm for long life 599 Book 19: Hymn 70: A charm for long life 600 Book 19: Hymn 71: A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
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THOTA
Title

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Author
Unknown author
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
Details
746 chapters English Public domain
About this book

This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from the Rig veda, all very ancient.

This is the first time a complete translation of the Atharvaveda has been posted on the Internet. The Maurice Bloomfield partial translation, previously at this location, has been moved to the sbe42 directory.

Table of contents

746 chapters

576 Book 19: Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves 577 Book 19: Hymn 48: A hymn to Night for protection 578 Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night 579 Book 19: Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity 580 Book 19: Hymn 51: A sacrificial formula 581 Book 19: Hymn 52: A hymn to Kāma or Desire 582 Book 19: Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time 583 Book 19: Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn 584 Book 19: Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity 585 Book 19: Hymn 56: A hymn to Sleep 586 Book 19: Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams 587 Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice 588 Book 19: Hymn 59: An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice 589 Book 19: Hymn 60: A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour 590 Book 19: Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven 591 Book 19: Hymn 62: A prayer for the love of Gods and men 592 Book 19: Hymn 63: A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity 593 Book 19: Hymn 64: A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings 594 Book 19: Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun 595 Book 19: Hymn 66: A hymn to Agni as the Sun 596 Book 19: Hymn 67: A prayer for long life 597 Book 19: Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula 598 Book 19: Hymn 69: A prayer or charm for long life 599 Book 19: Hymn 70: A charm for long life 600 Book 19: Hymn 71: A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
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THOTA
Title

The Hymns of the Atharvaveda

Author
Unknown author
Translated by Ralph T.H. Griffith
Details
746 chapters English Public domain
About this book

This is the Ralph T.H. Griffith translation of the Atharvaveda. The Atharvaveda is a Vedic-era collection of spells, prayers, charms, and hymns. There are prayers to protect crops from lightning and drought, charms against venomous serpents, love spells, healing spells, hundreds of verses, some derived from the Rig veda, all very ancient.

This is the first time a complete translation of the Atharvaveda has been posted on the Internet. The Maurice Bloomfield partial translation, previously at this location, has been moved to the sbe42 directory.

Table of contents

746 chapters

576 Book 19: Hymn 47: A hymn to Night for protection from fiends, robbers, snakes and wolves 577 Book 19: Hymn 48: A hymn to Night for protection 578 Book 19: Hymn 49: A hymn of Praise and prayer to Night 579 Book 19: Hymn 50: A hymn to Night for protection and prosperity 580 Book 19: Hymn 51: A sacrificial formula 581 Book 19: Hymn 52: A hymn to Kāma or Desire 582 Book 19: Hymn 53: A hymn to Kāma or Time 583 Book 19: Hymn 54: A hymn to Kāla; a continuation of the preceding hymn 584 Book 19: Hymn 55: A hymn to Agni for protection and prosperity 585 Book 19: Hymn 56: A hymn to Sleep 586 Book 19: Hymn 57: A charm against evil dreams 587 Book 19: Hymn 58: A prayer for prosperity, accompanying a sacrifice 588 Book 19: Hymn 59: An expiatory hymn accompanying sacrifice 589 Book 19: Hymn 60: A prayer for perfect bodily and mental health and vigour 590 Book 19: Hymn 61: A prayer for long life prosperity and final happiness in heaven 591 Book 19: Hymn 62: A prayer for the love of Gods and men 592 Book 19: Hymn 63: A prayer, with sacrifice, for long life and prosperity 593 Book 19: Hymn 64: A prayer to Agni for children, long life, and various blessings 594 Book 19: Hymn 65: A hymn to Agni identified with the Sun 595 Book 19: Hymn 66: A hymn to Agni as the Sun 596 Book 19: Hymn 67: A prayer for long life 597 Book 19: Hymn 68: A preliminary sacrificial formula 598 Book 19: Hymn 69: A prayer or charm for long life 599 Book 19: Hymn 70: A charm for long life 600 Book 19: Hymn 71: A hymn, accompanying libations, for wealth and prosperity
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