Sukta 19
ब्र॒ह्म॒ग॒वी प॒च्यमा॑ना॒ याव॒त् साभि वि॒जङ्ग॑हे । तेजो॑ रा॒ष्ट्रस्य॒ निर्ह॑न्ति॒ न वी॒रो जा॑यते॒ वृषा॑
brahma-gavī́ pacyámānā yā́vat sā́bhí vijáṅgahe | téjo rāṣṭrásya nír-hanti ná vīró jā́yate vṛ́ṣā ||
So long as the Brahman’s cow is being cooked, so long she assails: she smites away the kingdom’s fiery might; no hero, no bull-like champion is born.
బ్రాహ్మణుని గోవును వండుతున్నంతకాలం ఆమె ప్రతిఘాతం చేస్తూనే ఉంటుంది. ఆమె రాజ్యపు తేజస్సును నిర్మూలిస్తుంది; వీరుడూ పుట్టడు, వృషభసముడైన యోధుడూ జన్మించడు.
Rishi: Atharvanic/Angirasa tradition
Devata: Brahma-tejas embodied in the brahma-gavī; also rāṣṭra-tejas (royal splendour) as affected entity
Chandas: Anuṣṭubh
Primary: bhayankara
Secondary: raudra
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