Atharva Veda 5.18.10: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 18, Mantra 10
Sukta 18
ये स॒हस्र॒मरा॑ज॒न्नासन् दशश॒ता उ॒त। ते ब्रा॑ह्म॒णस्य॒ गां ज॒ग्ध्वा वै॑तह॒व्याः परा॑भवन्
yé sahásram arā́jan ā́san daśaśatā́ utá | té brāhmaṇásya gā́ṁ jagdhvā́ vaitahavyā́ḥ parā́bhavan ||
Though they were a thousand, kingless, yea ten hundreds besides—those Vaitahavyas, having devoured the Brahman’s cow, were brought to overthrow.
Wären sie auch tausend, ohne König, ja noch zehn Hunderte dazu — jene Vaitahavyas: nachdem sie die Kuh des Brahmanen verzehrt hatten, wurden sie zu Fall gebracht und überwunden.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (anukramaṇī-dependent)
Devata: Brahman (as sacral authority); indirectly Dharma/Order protecting Brahman-right
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (shorter, epigrammatic)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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