Mantra 15
Sukta 4
स्वमेतदच्छायन्ति यद् वशां ब्राह्मणा अभि। यथैनानन्यस्मिन् जिनीयादेवास्या निरोधनम्
svám etád ácchāyanti yád vaśā́ṃ brāhmaṇā́ abhí | yáthainām anyásmin ná jinīyā́d evā́syā nirodhánam
They guard this as their own, in that the Brahmans have power over the Vaśā; so that none may win her away unto another—this, verily, is her restraint.
एतत् स्वम् इति आच्छायन्ति, यत् वशायां ब्राह्मणाः अभि-प्रभवन्ति। यथा एनाम् अन्यस्मिन् न जिनीयात्—एव अस्याः निरोधनम्।
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa (traditional)
Devata: Vaśā; also the binding-force (nirodhana) as operative power
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
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