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Hymns of the Atharva Veda, by Ralph T.H. Griffith, [1895], at

HYMN XCI

A charm against disease

1They made this barley ready with a team of eight, a team of six.
 With this I drive to westward, far away, thy bodily disease.
2Vita breathes downward from above, and downward Sūrya sends
  his heat:
 Downward is drawn the milch-cow's milk: so downward go thy
  malady!
3The Waters verily bring health, the Waters drive disease away.
 The Waters cure all malady: may they bring medicine for thee.