Samhita Atharvaveda

1 samhita

1.1 surgical , medical speculations
1.2 charms against fever, jaundice , diseases
1.3 remedy medicinal herbs
1.4 spells , prayers gain lover, wife
1.5 speculations on nature of man, life, , evil
1.6 prayer peace

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surgical , medical speculations

the atharvaveda includes mantras , verses treating variety of ailments. example, verses in hymn 4.15 of discovered paippalada version of atharvaveda, discuss how deal open fracture, , how wrap wound rohini plant (ficus infectoria, native india):

charms against fever, jaundice , diseases

numerous hymns of atharvaveda prayers , incantations wishing child or loved 1 on sickness , become healthy again, along comforting family members. vedic era assumption diseases caused evil spirits, external beings or demonic forces enter body of victim cause sickness. hymn 5.21 of paippalāda edition of text, example, states,

remedy medicinal herbs

several hymns in atharvaveda such hymn 8.7, rigveda s hymn 10.97, praise of medicinal herbs , plants, suggesting speculations medical , health value of plants , herbs emerging field of knowledge in ancient india. atharvavedic hymn states (abridged),

spells , prayers gain lover, wife

the contents of atharvaveda have been studied glean information social , cultural mores in vedic era of india. number of verses relate spells gaining husband, or wife, or love of woman, or prevent rivals winning on 1 s love interest .

speculations on nature of man, life, , evil

the atharvaveda samhita, other vedas, includes hymns such 4.1, 5.6, 10.7, 13.4, 17.1, 19.53-54, metaphysical questions on nature of existence, man, heaven , hell, , evil. hymn 10.7 of atharvaveda, example, asks questions such source of cosmic order? , planted notion of faith, holy duty, truth? how earth , sky held? there space beyond sky? seasons , go? skambha (literally cosmic pillar , synonym brahman) penetrate or somethings? skambha know future? skambha basis of law, devotion , belief? or skambha?

the wonderful structure of man

the atharvaveda, other vedic texts, states william norman brown, goes beyond duality of heaven , hell, , speculates on idea of skambha or brahman pervasive monism. , evil, sat , asat (truth , untruth) conceptualized differently in these hymns of atharvaveda, , vedic thought, wherein these not dualistic explanation of nature of creation, universe or man, rather text transcends these , duality therein. order established out of chaos, truth established out of untruth, process , universal principles transcend , evil.

prayer peace

some hymns prayer qua prayer, desiring harmony , peace. example,