Atharva Veda The Hymns of the AtharvavedaTranslation by Ralph T.H. GriffithBOOK IHYMN XIV A woman's incantation against a rival 1 As from the tree a wreath, have I assumed her fortune and her fame: 2 King Yama, let this maiden be surrendered as a wife to thee: 3 Queen of thy race is she, O King: to thee do we deliver her. As sisters pack within a chest, I bind and tie thy fortune up.
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