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Atharvaveda Saṃhitā (Śaunaka) 19.18

अग्निं ते वसुवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायवः प्राच्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥१॥

agniṃ te vasuvantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyavaḥ prācyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||1||

Let those malignants (aghāyú) who shall attack (abhi-dās) me from the eastern quarter come upon (ṛch) Agni with (-vant) the Vasus.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

वायुं ते ऽन्तरिक्षवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥२॥

vāyuṃ te 'ntarikṣavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||2||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from that quarter come upon Vāyu with the atmosphere.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

सोमं ते रुद्रवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायवो दक्षिणाया दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥३॥

somaṃ te rudravantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyavo dakṣiṇāyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||3||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from the southern quarter come upon Soma with the Rudras.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

वरुणं त आदित्यवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥४॥

varuṇaṃ ta ādityavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||4||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from that quarter come upon Varuṇa with the Ādityas.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

सूर्यं ते द्यावापृथिवीवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव प्रतीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥५॥

sūryaṃ te dyāvāpṛthivīvantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava pratīcyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||5||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from the western quarter come upon the sun with heaven-and-earth.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

अपस् त ओषधीमतीर् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥६॥

apas ta oṣadhīmatīr ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||6||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from that quarter come upon the waters with the herbs.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

विश्वकर्माणं ते सप्तऋषिवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव उदीच्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥७॥

viśvakarmāṇaṃ te saptaṛṣivantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava udīcyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||7||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from the northern quarter come upon Viçvakarman with the seven seers.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

इन्द्रं ते मरुत्वन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव एतस्या दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥८॥

indraṃ te marutvantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava etasyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||8||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from that quarter come upon Indra with the Maruts.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

प्रजापतिं ते प्रजननवन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायवो ध्रुवाया दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥९॥

prajāpatiṃ te prajananavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyavo dhruvāyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||9||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from the fixed quarter come upon Prajāpati with generative qualities.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)

बृहस्पतिं ते विश्वदेववन्तम् ऋछन्तु । ये माघायव ऊर्ध्वाया दिशो ऽभिदासान् ॥१०॥

bṛhaspatiṃ te viśvadevavantam ṛchantu | ye māghāyava ūrdhvāyā diśo 'bhidāsān ||10||

Let those malignants who shall attack me from the upward quarter come upon Bṛihaspati with all the gods.

Translated by William Dwight Whitney (1905)