Atharvaveda 15.10

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 15.10

Language: Sanskrit

15.10.1

tád yásyaiváṃ vidvā́n vrā́tyo rā́jñó 'tithir gr̥hā́n āgáchet ||1||

So then, to the houses of whatever king a thus-knowing Vrātya may come as guest,—
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.2

śréyāṃsam enam ātmáno mānayet táthā kṣatrā́ya nā́ vr̥ścate táthā rāṣṭrā́ya nā́ vr̥ścate ||2||

He should esteem him better than himself; so does he not offend (ā-vraçc) against dominion; so does he not offend against royalty.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.3

áto vái bráhma ca kṣatráṃ cód atiṣṭhatāṃ té abrūtāṃ káṃ prá viśāvéti ||3||

Thence verily arose both sanctity (bráhman) and dominion; they said: Whom shall we enter?
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.4

bŕ̥haspátim evá bráhma praviśátv índraṃ kṣatráṃ táthā vā́ íti ||4||

Let sanctity enter Brihaspati [and] dominion Indra; thus verily: it was said (íti).
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.5

áto vái bŕ̥haspátim evá bráhma prā́viśad índraṃ kṣatrám ||5||

Thence (átas) verily sanctity entered Brihaspati [and] dominion Indra.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.6

iyáṃ vā́ u pr̥thivī́ bŕ̥haspátir dyáur evéndraḥ ||6||

This earth verily is Prajāpati, the sky is Indra.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.7

ayáṃ vā́ u agnír bráhmāsā́v ādityáḥ kṣatrám ||7||

This fire verily is sanctity, yonder Āditya is dominion.
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

15.10.8

áinaṃ bráhma gachati brahmavarcasī́ bhavati ||8||

To him comes sanctity, he becomes possessed of the splendor of sanctity (brahmavarcasín),—
William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)