Atharva Veda 15.2.11: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 2, Mantra 11
Sukta 2
य॒ज्ञा॒य॒ज्ञिया॑य च॒ वै स वा॑मदे॒व्याय॑ च य॒ज्ञाय॑ च॒ यज॑मानाय च प॒शुभ्य॒श्चा वृ॑श्चते॒ य ए॒वं वि॒द्वांसं॒ व्रात्य॑मुप॒वद॑ति
yajñāyajñíyāya ca váí sá vāmadevyā́ya ca yajñā́ya ca yájāmānāya ca paśúbhyaś cā́ vṛścáte yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upaváditi
Verily, he is cut off—from sacrifice-worthiness and from Vāmadeva’s auspicious power, from Sacrifice, from the Sacrificer, and from the Cattle—whoso revileth, knowing him such, the wise Vrātya.
जो कोई भी उस व्रात्य को बुरा बोलेगा, वो सबसे काट खाएगा। यज्ञ से दूर हो जाएगा, वामदेव की शक्ति से भी, यज्ञ करने वाले से भी, जानवरों से भी। जो जान के भी उसको गाली दे, वो सब कुछ लूज़ कर देगा।
Rishi: Vrātya/Angirasic-Atharvanic attribution complex (variable)
Devata: Vrātya (as sacral authority) and the punitive force of the mantra
Chandas: Brāhmaṇa-like Atharvanic cadence (non-strict metrical feel)
Primary: raudra
Secondary: bhayankara
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