Atharvaveda · Sūkta 16.6

16.6.1

अजैष्माद्यासनामद्यामूमनागसो वयम् ॥ १६.६.१ ॥

Today we have conquered them by the mouth; we are sinless.

उषो यस्माद्दुष्वप्न्यादभैष्माप तदुच्छतु ॥ १६.६.२ ॥

O Dawn, let that bad dream from which we have feared be cast away.

द्विषते तत्परा वह शपते तत्परा वह ॥ १६.६.३ ॥

Carry that far away toward the hater; carry that far away toward the one who curses.

यं द्विष्मो यश्च नो द्वेष्टि तस्मा एनद्गमयामः ॥ १६.६.४ ॥

Whomever we hate, and whoever hates us — to him we send this.

उषा देवी वाचा संविदाना वाग्देव्युषसा संविदाना ॥ १६.६.५ ॥

The goddess Dawn, agreeing with speech; the goddess Speech, agreeing with Dawn.

उषस्पतिर्वाचस्पतिना संविदानो वाचस्पतिना संविदानः ॥ १६.६.६ ॥

The lord of dawn, agreeing with the lord of speech; agreeing with the lord of speech.

तेऽमुष्मै परा वहन्त्वरायान् दुर्णाम्नः सदान्वाः ॥ १६.६.७ ॥

Let them carry far away for him the malicious, the ill-named, the ever-accompanying.

कुम्भीकाः दूषीकाः पीयकान् ॥ १६.६.८ ॥

The kumbhīkas, the dūṣīkas, the pīyakas.

जाग्रद्दुष्वप्न्यं स्वप्नेदुष्वप्न्यम् ॥ १६.६.९ ॥

The bad dream of waking, the bad dream in sleep.

अनागमिष्यतो वरान् अवित्तेः संकल्पान् अमुच्या द्रुहः पाशान् ॥ १६.६.१० ॥

Releasing from the boons not yet come, from the resolves of loss, the nooses of the hostile.

तदमुष्मा अग्ने देवाः परा वहन्तु वघ्रिर्यथासद्विथुरो न साधुः ॥ १६.६.११ ॥

Let the gods carry that far away for him, O Agni, as the charioteer (vaghri) would be loose and not skilful.