Atharva Veda · 109 of 724

HYMN XII

A charm to mend a broken bone 1. Thou art the healer, making whole, the healer of the broken    bone:   Make thou this whole, Arundhatī! 2. Whatever bone of thine within thy body hath been wrenched or    cracked,   May Dhātar set it properly and join together limb by limb. 3. With marrow be the marrow joined, thy limb united with the    limb.   Let what hath fallen of thy flesh, and the bone also grow again. 4. Let marrow close with marrow, let skin grow united with the    skin.   Let blood and bone grow strong in thee, flesh grow together    with the flesh. 5. Join thou together hair with hair, join thou together skin with    skin.   Let blood and bone grow strong in thee. Unite the broken part,.   O Plant. 6. Arise, advance, speed forth; the car hath goodly fellies, naves,    and wheels!!   Stand up erect upon thy feet. 7. If he be torn and shattered, having fallen into a pit, or a cast    stone have struck him,   Let the skilled leech join limb with limb, as ’twere the portions    of a car.