Atharva Veda 5.17.8: Kanda 5, Anuvaka 2, Sukta 17, Mantra 8
Sukta 17
उत यत् पत॑यो॒ दश॑ स्त्रि॒याः पूर्वे॒ अब्रा॑ह्मणाः । ब्र॒ह्माचेद्धस्त॒मग्र॑ही॒त् स ए॒व पति॑रेक॒धा
utá yát pátayo dáśa striyā́ḥ pū́rve ábrāhmaṇāḥ | bráhmā céd hástam ágrahīt sá evá pátiḥ ekadhā́
And further: though of old a woman had ten husbands, men not Brahmins; if the Brahman took her hand, he—he alone—was husband, as one and without division.
また、たとえ昔、ある女に十人の夫がいて、いずれも婆羅門にあらぬ者であっても、婆羅門がその手を取るなら、彼こそ——彼ひとりこそ——夫であり、一つにして分かたれない。
Rishi: Atharvanic tradition.
Devata: Brahman (ritual authority) / the norm of dharma as operative power.
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh-like (edition-dependent).
Primary: vira
Secondary: shanta
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