Mantra 3
Sukta 19
ये ब्राह्मणं प्रत्यष्ठीवन् ये वास्मिञ्छुल्कमीषिरे। अस्नस्ते मध्ये कुल्यायाः केशान् खादन्त आसते
yé brā́hmaṇaṁ práty-aṣṭhīvan yé vā́smíñ chulkám īṣiré | asnáste mádhye kulyā́yāḥ kéśān khā́danta āsate ||
They who have spat in scorn against a Brahman, or who within this realm have sought to exact a fee—unbathed, in the midst of a ditch, they sit abiding, gnawing at their own hair.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition (hymn against brahma-droha; specific r̥ṣi attribution varies by anukramaṇī traditions)
Devata: Brahman (sacral power), and the punitive force of brahma-tejas (impersonal)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (predominant in this section)
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