Mantra 11
Sukta 2
यज्ञायज्ञियाय च वै स वामदेव्याय च यज्ञाय च यजमानाय च पशुभ्यश्चा वृश्चते य एवं विद्वांसं व्रात्यमुपवदति
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.
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)
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