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953 7. Not the former herbs surpass thee, not thee the recent; a formidable dispeller [is] the jan̄giḍá, a protector round about, of good omen.

8. So then when thou didst come into being, O jan̄giḍá, ⌊O thou⌋ of unmeasured heroism, Indra of old, O formidable one, ⌊in the beginning (agratás)⌋, gave unto thee heroism.

9. To thee, O forest tree, the formidable Indra imparted (ā-dhā) formidableness; expelling all diseases (ámīvā), do thou smite the demons, O herb.

10. The crusher, the burster, the balā́sa, the side-ache, the takmán of every autumn, may the jan̄giḍá make sapless.

1. Taking (grah) the name of Indra, the seers gave the jan̄giḍá, which the gods in the beginning made a remedy, spoiler of the víṣkandha.