Atharva Veda 5.19.3: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 19, Mantra 3
Sukta 19
ये ब्रा॑ह्म॒णं प्र॒त्यष्ठी॑व॒न् ये वा॑स्मिञ्छु॒ल्कमी॑षि॒रे। अ॒स्नस्ते मध्ये॑ कु॒ल्यायाः॒ केशा॒न् खाद॑न्त 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.
Quienes escupieron con desprecio contra un brahmán, o quienes en este reino buscaron exigir un tributo (śulka), sin bañarse, en medio de una zanja, se sientan allí, permaneciendo, y roen su propio cabello.
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)
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: bibhatsa
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