Atharva Veda: Book 2: Hymn 11: Counter-charm, with an amulet, against an enemy's spell

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HYMN XI

Counter-charm, with an amulet, against an enemy's spell

Dart against dart, destroyer of destruction, thou art the missile
sent to meet the missile.
Reach thy superior, thou; surpass thine equal.
Sraktya art thou, an Amulet art thou, a counter-charm of spells,
Reach thy superior, thou; surpass thine equal.
Use spells against the man we hate, against the man who hateth
us.
Reach thy superior, thou; surpass thine equal.
A prince art thou, giver of speech, thou art our bodies' strong
defence.
Reach thy superior, thou; surpass thine equal.
Fulgent art thou, and splendid, thou art heavenly lustre, thou
art light.
Reach thy superior, thou; surpass thine equal.