Mantra 26
Sukta 2
श्यैताय च वै स नौधसाय च सप्तर्षिभ्यश्च सोमाय च राज्ञ आ वृश्चते य एवं विद्वांसं व्रात्यमुपवदति
śyaítāya ca váí sá naudhásāya ca saptárṣibhyaś ca sómāya ca rā́jñe ā́ vṛścáte yá eváṃ vidvā́ṃsaṃ vrā́tyam upávadati
Verily, he is cut off—(cut off) for Śyaita and for Naudhasa, for the Seven Seers, for Soma, and for the King—who, knowing thus, revileth the wise Vratya.
Rishi: Vratya/Ātharvaṇa tradition
Devata: Punitive authority of Śyaita–Naudhasa–Saptarṣi–Soma–Rājā (collective sacral sanction)
Chandas: Mixed/irregular (Atharvanic juridical-ritual diction)
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