Atharva Veda 15.5.18: Kanda 15, Anuvaka 1, Sukta 5, Mantra 18
Sukta 5
नास्य॑ प॒शून् न स॑मा॒नान् हि॑नस्ति॒ य ए॒वं वेद॑
nā́syá paśū́n ná samāná̄n hinásti yá eváṃ véda
He harmeth not his cattle, nor his fellows of like estate—whoso thus hath knowledge.
जो इंसान यह बात समझता है, वो अपने पास पालतू जानवरों को तकलीफ नहीं देता। न ही अपने बराबर के लोगों को हर्ट करता है।
Rishi: Anonymous
Devata: Knowledge as efficacy; implicitly Rudraic protection in context
Chandas: Prose/mixed
Primary: shanta
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