▁some ▁ill ness . ▁In ▁these ▁cases , ▁the ▁affected ▁would ▁be ▁given ▁subst ances ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁plant ▁( leaf , ▁seed , ▁root ) ▁and ▁an ▁am u let . ▁Some ▁magic ▁sp ells ▁were ▁for ▁soldiers ▁going ▁to ▁war ▁with ▁the ▁goal ▁of ▁defe ating ▁the ▁enemy , ▁others ▁for ▁anxious ▁lo vers ▁seeking ▁to ▁remove ▁riv als ▁or ▁to ▁attract ▁the ▁lo ver ▁who ▁is ▁less ▁than ▁interested , ▁some ▁for ▁success ▁at ▁a ▁sport ing ▁event , ▁in ▁economic ▁activity , ▁for ▁b ount y ▁of ▁cattle ▁and ▁cro ps , ▁or ▁removal ▁of ▁pet ty ▁p est ▁bother ing ▁a ▁household . ▁Some ▁h ym ns ▁were ▁not ▁about ▁magic ▁sp ells ▁and ▁char ms , ▁but ▁prayer ▁qu a ▁prayer ▁and ▁philosoph ical ▁spec ulations . ▁ ▁The ▁contents ▁of ▁the ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁contrast s ▁with ▁the ▁other ▁V ed as . ▁The ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁Ind ologist ▁We ber ▁summar ized ▁the ▁contrast ▁as ▁follows , ▁ ▁Jan ▁G onda ▁ca utions ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁incorrect ▁to ▁label ▁Ath ar v av eda ▁Sam h ita ▁as ▁mere ▁compilation ▁of ▁mag ical ▁formulas , ▁w itch craft ▁and ▁sor c ery . ▁While ▁such ▁vers es ▁are ▁indeed ▁present ▁in ▁the ▁Sam h ita ▁layer , ▁a ▁significant ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁Sam h ita ▁text ▁are ▁h ym ns ▁for ▁domestic ▁rit uals ▁without ▁magic ▁or ▁sp ells , ▁and ▁some ▁are ▁the osoph ical ▁spec ulations ▁such ▁as