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CONTENTS.
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INTRODUCTION :
1. The names of the Atharva-veda and their meanings II. The position of the Atharva-veda in Hindu Litera
ture in general . . . . . . III. The Atharva-veda in the view of its Ritualistic
Literature , Prefatory remarks:
xxviii
lvii Ixxi
1, 441
3, 468
3, 270 4, 565
4, 414
Hymns, TRANSLATION AND COMMENTARY:I. Charms to cure diseases and possession by demons
of disease (bhaishagyâni). Book v, 22. Charm against takman (fever) and
related diseases . . . . . vi, 20. Charm against takman (fever). .. i, 25. Charm against takman (fever). vii, 116. Charm against takman (fever) V, 4. Prayer to the kushtha-plant to destroy
takman (fever) . . . . . xix, 39. Prayer to the kushtha-plant to de
stroy takman (fever) and other ailments. i, 12. Prayer to lightning, conceived as the
cause of fever, headache, and cough . i, 22. Charm against jaundice and related
diseases . . . . . . vi, 14. Charm against the disease balâsa . vi, 105. Charm against cough . . . i, 2. Charm against excessive discharges from
the body . . . . . . ii, 3. Charm against excessive discharges
from the body, undertaken with springwater. . . . . . .
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7, 246
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8, 233
9, 277
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