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into thy heart, from it the jealousy do I remove, as
air from a water-skin.
IV. CHARMS PERTAINING TO WOMEN.
VII, 45. Charm to allay jealousy.
1. From folk belonging to all kinds of people, from the Sindhu (Indus) thou hast been brought hither from a distance, I ween, has been fetched the very remedy for jealousy.
2. As if a fire is burning him, as if the forest-fire burns in various directions, this jealousy of his do thou quench, as a fire (is quenched) with water!
I, 14. A woman's incantation against her rival.
I. I have taken unto myself her fortune and her glory, as a wreath off a tree. Like a mountain with broad foundation may she sit a long time with her parents!
2. This woman shall be subjected to thee as thy wife, O king Yama; (till then) let her be fixed to the house of her mother, or her brother, or her father!
3. This woman shall be the keeper of thy house, O king (Yama), and her do we make over to thee! May she long sit with her relatives, until (her hair) drops from her head!
4. With the incantation of Asita, of Kasyapa, and of Gaya do I cover up thy fortune, as women cover (something) within a chest.
III, 18. Charm of a woman against a rival or co-wife.
1. I dig up this plant, of herbs the most potent, by whose power rival women are overcome, and husbands are obtained.
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