Sukta 19
क्रूरमस्या आशसनं तृष्टं पिशितमस्यते । क्षीरं यदस्याः पीयते तद् वै पितृषु किल्बिषम्
krūrám asyā́ āśásanaṁ tṛṣṭáṁ piśitám asyate | kṣīráṁ yád asyā́ḥ pī́yate tád vái pitṛ́ṣu kílbiṣam ||
Cruel is the eating of her—her flesh is devoured in greedy thirst; and the milk of her that is drunk, that verily is guilt among the Fathers.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Pitṛs (as moral witnesses) and brahma-tejas (as sanctioning force)
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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