Book I.
The first book is made up mostly of hymns of 4 verses each, and no other ground of its existence as a book needs to be sought. It contains 30 such hymns, but also one (34) of 5 verses, two (11 and 29) of 6 verses, one (7) of 7, and one (3) of 9. There are conjectural reasons to be given in more than one of these cases for the exceptional length. Hymns of 4 verses are also found in books vi. and vii. (12 in vi., and 11 in vii.), also 9 in xix. The whole book has been translated by Weber, Indische Studien, vol. iv. (1858), pages 393-430.
| Hymn- number |
Page | |
| I. Book the first | ||
| 1 | For the retention of sacred learning | 1 |
| 2 | Against injury and disease: with a reed | 2 |
| 3 | Against obstruction of urine: with a reed | 3 |
| 4 | To the waters: for blessings | 4 |
| 5 | To the waters: for blessings | 5 |
| 6 | To the waters: for blessings | 6 |
| 7 | To Agin: for the discovery of sorcerers | 7 |
| 8 | To Agni and other gods: for the discovery of sorcerers | 8 |
| 9 | For some one's advancement and success | 9 |
| 10 | For some one's release from Varuṇa's wrath | 10 |
| 11 | For successful childbirth | 11 |
| 12 | Against various ailments (as results of lightning?) | 12 |
| 13 | Deterrent homage to lightning | 14 |
| 14 | Imprecation of spinsterhood on a woman | 15 |
| 15 | With an oblation: for confluence of wealth | 16 |
| 16 | Against demons: with an amulet of lead | 17 |
| 17 | To stop the vessels of the body | 18 |
| 18 | Against unlucky marks | 19 |
| 19 | Against enemies | 20 |
| 20 | Against enemies and their weapons | 21 |
| 21 | Against enemies | 22 |
| 22 | Against yellowness (jaundice) | 22 |
| 23 | Against leprosy: with a healing herb | 23 |
| 24 | Against leprosy | 24 |
| 25 | Against fever (takmán) | 25 |
| 26 | For protection from the wrath of the gods | 26 |
| 27 | Against various evils | 27 |
| 28 | Against sorcerers and witches | 28 |
| 29 | For a chief's success: with an amulet | 29 |
| 30 | For protection : to all the gods | 30 |
| 31 | To the divine guardians of the quarters | 31 |
| 32 | Cosmogonic | 32 |
| 33 | To the waters: for blessings | 33 |
| 34 | A love-spell: with a sweet herb | 34 |
| 35 | For long life etc.; with a gold amulet | 35 |