Mantra 45
Sukta 5
अवास्तुमेनमस्वगमप्रजसं करोत्यपरापरणो भवति क्षीयते
avā́stu-ménam ásvagam á-prajasaṁ karoty aparā́paráṇo bhávati kṣī́yate
With houselessness he maketh him; kine-less, and void of offspring he maketh him: ever lower and yet lower doth he become; he wasteth and is diminished.
Rishi: Prajāpati (traditional attribution for portions of AV 12.5 in Anuṣṭubh groupings)
Devata: Mantra as efficacious speech; social ruin personified as loss of vāstu, paśu, and prajā
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh (dominant in this section; verse-level confirmation required by pada/accent collation)
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