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 CONTENTS.

Introduction : —

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I. The names of the Atharva-veda and their meanings xvii

II. The position of the Atharva-veda in Hindu Litera-

ture in general ...... xxviii

III. The Atharva-veda in the view of its RituaHstic

Literature ....... Ivii

Prefatory remarks ....... Ixxi

Hymns, Translation and Commentary : —

I. Charms to cure diseases and possession by demons of disease (bhaisha^yani).

Book v, 2 2. Charm against takman (fever) and

related diseases. . . . . i. 44i

vi, 20. Charm against takman (fever). . 3, 468 i, 25. Charm against takman (fever). . 3) 270 vii, 116. Charm against takman (fever) . 4, 565 V, 4. Prayer to the kushZ/^a-plant to destroy

takman (fever). . . . . 4, 4^4

xix, 39. Prayer to the kush/^a-plant to de- stroy takman (fever) and other ailments. 5, 676 i, 12. Prayer to lightning, conceived as the

cause of fever, headache, and cough. 7, 246 i, 22. Charm against jaundice and related

diseases ...... 7, 263

vi, 14. Charm against the disease balasa. 8, 463 vi, 105. Charm against cough. . . 8, 513 i, 2. Charm against excessive discharges from

the body ...... 8, 233

ii, 3. Charm against excessive discharges from the body, undertaken with spring- water 9' 277

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