या बभ्रवो याश्च शुक्रा रोहिणीरुत पृश्नयः । असिक्नीः कृष्णा ओषधीः सर्वा अच्छावदामसि
Those that are brown, those that are bright, the red ones and the speckled ones, the black and dark herbs—we call upon them all.
त्रायन्तामिमं पुरुषं यक्ष्माद्देवेषितादधि । यासां द्यौः पिता पृथिवी माता समुद्रो मूलं वीरुधां बभूव
May these herbs, whose father is the sky, whose mother is the earth, whose root is the ocean, protect this man from disease sent by the gods.
आपो अग्रं दिव्या ओषधयः । तास्ते यक्ष्ममेनस्यमङ्गादङ्गादनीनशन्
The waters, the foremost, the divine herbs—may they drive disease from your limbs, from every part of you.
प्रस्तृणती स्तम्बिनीरेकशुङ्गाः प्रतन्वतीरोषधीरा वदामि । अंशुमतीः कण्डिनीर्या विशाखा ह्वयामि ते वीरुधो वैश्वदेवीरुग्राः पुरुषजीवनीः
I call upon the spreading, the restraining, the single-spiked, the expanding herbs; the radiant, the thorny, the many-branched—I summon you, mighty universal plants, givers of life to men.
यद्वः सहः सहमाना वीर्यं१ यच्च वो बलम् । तेनेममस्माद्यक्ष्मात्पुरुषं मुञ्चतौषधीरथो कृणोमि भेषजम्
With your strength, your enduring power, and your might, O herbs, release this man from disease; now I prepare the remedy.
जीवलां नघारिषां जीवन्तीमोषधीमहम् । अरुन्धतीमुन्नयन्तीं पुष्पां मधुमतीमिह हुवेऽस्मा अरिष्टतातये
I call upon the living, unfailing, life-giving herbs, the ever-rising, the flowering, the honey-sweet, to grant safety to this man.
इहा यन्तु प्रचेतसो मेदिनीर्वचसो मम । यथेमं पारयामसि पुरुषं दुरितादधि
Let the wise, earth-born ones come here at my words, so that we may deliver this man from misfortune.
अग्नेर्घासो अपां गर्भो या रोहन्ति पुनर्णवाः । ध्रुवाः सहस्रनाम्नीर्भेषजीः सन्त्वाभृताः
The food of Agni, the embryo of the waters, those that grow again and again—may the firm, thousand-named healing herbs be brought here.
अवकोल्बा उदकात्मान ओषधयः । व्यृषन्तु दुरितं तीक्ष्णशृङ्ग्यः
Let the herbs, whose essence is water, with downward-pointing stalks and sharp points, drive away misfortune.
उन्मुञ्चन्तीर्विवरुणा उग्रा या विषदूषणीः । अथो बलासनाशनीः कृत्यादूषणीश्च यास्ता इहा यन्त्वोषधीः
Let the fierce herbs, which release poisons, which destroy strength and food, and which remove sorcery, be set free here.
{१७} अपक्रीताः सहीयसीर्वीरुधो या अभिष्टुताः । त्रायन्तामस्मिन् ग्रामे गामश्वं पुरुषं पशुम्
May the praised and powerful plants, which have been invoked, protect the cattle, horses, men, and animals in this village.
मधुमन् मूलं मधुमदग्रमासां मधुमन् मध्यं वीरुधां बभूव । मधुमत्पर्णं मधुमत्पुष्पमासां मधोः सम्भक्ता अमृतस्य भक्षो घृतमन्नं दुह्रतां गोपुरोगवम्
Sweet is the root, sweet the tip, sweet the middle of these plants; sweet are their leaves, sweet their flowers; born of honey, they are the food of immortality, yielding ghee and nourishment for the cow and the bull.
यावतीः कियतीश्चेमाः पृथिव्यामध्योषधीः । ता मा सहस्रपर्ण्यो मृत्योर्मुञ्चन्त्वंहसः
As many and as great herbs as are on this earth, may those thousand-leaved ones release me from death and from harm.
वैयाघ्रो मणिर्वीरुधां त्रायमानोऽभिशस्तिपाः । अमीवाः सर्वा रक्षांस्यप हन्त्वधि दूरमस्मत्
The tiger-stone of the plants, protecting from curses, ward off all diseases and destroy all dangers far from us.
सिंहस्येव स्तनथोः सं विजन्तेऽग्नेरिव विजन्ते आभृताभ्यः । गवां यक्ष्मः पुरुषाणां वीरुद्भिरतिनुत्तो नाव्या एतु स्रोत्याः
As the roar of a lion or the crackling of fire scatters, so may the disease of cattle and men be driven away by the plants, and may the flow of illness go to the river.
मुमुचाना ओषधयोऽग्नेर्वैश्वानरादधि । भूमिं संतन्वतीरित यासां राजा वनस्पतिः
The herbs, released from the universal fire, spreading over the earth, whose king is the Lord of the Forest, have grown.
या रोहन्त्याङ्गिरसीः पर्वतेषु समेषु च । ता नः पयस्वतीः शिवा ओषधीः सन्तु शं हृदे
May those Angirasa herbs, which grow on mountains and on level ground, be rich in milk, auspicious, and bring well-being to our hearts.
याश्चाहं वेद वीरुधो याश्च पश्यामि चक्षुषा । अज्ञाता जानीमश्च या यासु विद्म च संभृतम्
The herbs which I know, and those I see with my eyes, and those unknown which we learn of, and those we know together—
सर्वाः समग्रा ओषधीर्बोधन्तु वचसो मम । यथेमं पारयामसि पुरुषं दुरितादधि
May all the herbs, in their entirety, heed my words, as we lead this man across from misfortune.
अश्वत्थो दर्भो वीरुधां सोमो राजामृतं हविः । व्रीहिर्यवश्च भेषजौ दिवस्पुत्रावमर्त्यौ
The sacred fig, the darbha grass, the plants, Soma the king, the immortal offering, rice and barley, the remedies, children of heaven, immortal—
{१८} उज्जिहीध्वे स्तनयत्यभिक्रन्दत्योषधीः । यदा वः पृश्निमातरः पर्जन्यो रेतसावति
Rise up, O herbs, thundering and crying aloud, when the rain-bringing cloud, your variegated mother, pours down seed.
तस्यामृतस्येमं बलं पुरुषं पययामसि । अथो कृणोमि भेषजं यथासच्छतहायनः
Of that immortality, may we impart this strength to the man; and I prepare the remedy so that he may live a hundred autumns.
वराहो वेद वीरुधं नकुलो वेद भेषजीम् । सर्पा गन्धर्वा या विदुस्ता अस्मा अवसे हुवे
The boar knows the plants, the mongoose knows the remedies; the serpents and Gandharvas who know them, I call them here for help.
याः सुपर्णा आङ्गिरसीर्दिव्या या रघटो विदुः । वयांसि हंसा या विदुर्यास्च सर्वे पतत्रिणः । मृगा या विदुरोषधीस्ता अस्मा अवसे हुवे
The winged ones, the Angirasa plants, those known by the Raghaṭa, the birds, the swans, and all flying creatures who know them, and the wild animals who know the herbs—I call them here for help.
यावतीनामोषधीनां गावः प्राश्नन्त्यघ्न्या यवतीनामजावयः । तावतीस्तुभ्यमोषधीः शर्म यच्छन्त्वाभृताः
As many herbs as the cows, the unyoked ones, eat, and as many as the goats eat, may so many herbs, O gathered ones, grant you protection.
यावतीषु मनुष्या भेषजं भिषजो विदुः । तावतीर्विश्वभेषजीरा भरामि त्वामभि
As many remedies as the physicians among men know, so many universal remedies do I bring to you.
पुष्पवतीः प्रसूमतीः फलिनीरफला उत । संमातर इव दुह्रामस्मा अरिष्टतातये
May the flowering, blossoming, and fruit-bearing (plants), and even those without fruit, like mothers yielding milk, grant us freedom from harm.
उत्त्वाहार्षं पञ्चशलादथो दशशलादुत । अथो यमस्य पड्वीशाद्विश्वस्माद्देवकिल्बिषात्
From you I have removed the fivefold fetter, and also the tenfold fetter; and likewise the snare of Yama, and all divine transgressions.
इन्द्रो मन्थतु मन्थिता शक्रः शूरः पुरंदरः । यथा हनाम सेना अमित्राणां सहस्रशः
Let Indra, the powerful, heroic, and city-breaking Shakra, grind down (the enemy), just as we strike down thousands of the armies of our foes.
पूतिरज्जुरुपध्मानी पूतिं सेनां कृणोत्वमूम् । धूममग्निं परादृश्याऽमित्रा हृत्स्वा दधतां भयम्
Let the foul cord, the swelling up, make that hostile army foul; let the smoke reveal the fire—may the enemies hold fear in their hearts.