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Book I.

The first book is made up mostly of hymns of 4 verses each, and no other ground of its existence as a book needs to be sought. It contains 30 such hymns, but also one (34) of 5 verses, two (11 and 29) of 6 verses, one (7) of 7, and one (3) of 9. There are conjectural reasons to be given in more than one of these cases for the exceptional length. Hymns of 4 verses are also found in books vi. and vii. (12 in vi., and 11 in vii.), also 9 in xix. The whole book has been translated by Weber, Indische Studien, vol. iv. (1858), pages 393-430.

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Hymn-
number 		Page
I. Book the first
1 For the retention of sacred learning 1
2 Against injury and disease: with a reed 2
3 Against obstruction of urine: with a reed 3
4 To the waters: for blessings 4
5 To the waters: for blessings 5
6 To the waters: for blessings 6
7 To Agin: for the discovery of sorcerers 7
8 To Agni and other gods: for the discovery of sorcerers 8
9 For some one's advancement and success 9
10 For some one's release from Varuṇa's wrath 10
11 For successful childbirth 11
12 Against various ailments (as results of lightning?) 12
13 Deterrent homage to lightning 14
14 Imprecation of spinsterhood on a woman 15
15 With an oblation: for confluence of wealth 16
16 Against demons: with an amulet of lead 17
17 To stop the vessels of the body 18
18 Against unlucky marks 19
19 Against enemies 20
20 Against enemies and their weapons 21 ​
21 Against enemies 22
22 Against yellowness (jaundice) 22
23 Against leprosy: with a healing herb 23
24 Against leprosy 24
25 Against fever (takmán) 25
26 For protection from the wrath of the gods 26
27 Against various evils 27
28 Against sorcerers and witches 28
29 For a chief's success: with an amulet 29
30 For protection : to all the gods 30
31 To the divine guardians of the quarters 31
32 Cosmogonic 32
33 To the waters: for blessings 33
34 A love-spell: with a sweet herb 34
35 For long life etc.; with a gold amulet 35

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