▁example , ▁states , ▁ ▁Rem edy ▁from ▁medic inal ▁her bs ▁Several ▁h ym ns ▁in ▁the ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁such ▁as ▁h ymn ▁ 8 . 7 , ▁just ▁like ▁the ▁R ig ved a ' s ▁h ymn ▁ 1 0 . 9 7 , ▁is ▁a ▁pra ise ▁of ▁medic inal ▁her bs ▁and ▁plants , ▁suggesting ▁that ▁spec ulations ▁about ▁the ▁medical ▁and ▁health ▁value ▁of ▁plants ▁and ▁her bs ▁was ▁an ▁emer ging ▁field ▁of ▁knowledge ▁in ▁ancient ▁India . ▁The ▁Ath ar v av edic ▁h ymn ▁states ▁( ab rid ged ), ▁ ▁Sp ells ▁and ▁pray ers ▁to ▁gain ▁a ▁lo ver , ▁wife ▁The ▁contents ▁of ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁have ▁been ▁studied ▁to ▁g lean ▁information ▁about ▁the ▁social ▁and ▁cultural ▁m ores ▁in ▁V edic ▁era ▁of ▁India . ▁A ▁number ▁of ▁vers es ▁relate ▁to ▁sp ells ▁for ▁gain ing ▁a ▁husband , ▁or ▁a ▁wife , ▁or ▁love ▁of ▁a ▁woman , ▁or ▁to ▁prevent ▁any ▁riv als ▁from ▁winning ▁over ▁one ' s ▁" lo ve ▁interest ". ▁ ▁Spe cul ations ▁on ▁the ▁nature ▁of ▁man , ▁life , ▁good ▁and ▁evil ▁The ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁Sam h ita , ▁as ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁V ed as , ▁includes ▁some ▁h ym ns ▁such ▁as ▁ 4 . 1 , ▁ 5 . 6 , ▁ 1 0 . 7 , ▁ 1 3 . 4 , ▁ 1 7 . 1