Atharva Veda · 49 of 724

HYMN XIV

A charm to banish vermin and noxious creatures 1. Forth from the hall the bold, the sharp, the greedy one, the    single-voiced,   Sadānvās, and all progeny of Chanda we exterminate. 2. We drive you forth from cattle-shed, from axle, from within the    wain,   Ye daughters of Magundi, we frighten and chase you from out    homes. 3. Yonder let the Arāyis dwell, there where that house is down    below.   Let utter indigence and all the Yātudhānis settle there. 4. May Bhūtapati drive away, and Indra, the Sadānvās hence.   Let Indra with his bolt quell those who sit upon our dwelling’s    floor. 5. Whether ye be of farm and field, or whether ye be sent by men,   Or be ye sprung from Dasyu race, vanish, Sadānvās, and begone. 6. I have gone round their homes as runs a fleet-foot racer round    the post,   And in all races conquered you. Vanish, Sadānvās, and begone.