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Atharvaveda 5.17.6

Atharvavedasaṃhitā 5.17.6

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Sanskrit

5.17.6

devā́ vā́ etásyām avadanta pū́rve saptar̥ṣáyas tápasā yé niṣedúḥ |
bhīmā́ jāyā́ brāhmaṇásyā́panītā durdhā́ṃ dadhāti paramé vyòman ||6||

The gods of old verily spoke about her, the seven seers who sat down with penance (tápas); fearful [is] the wife of the Brahman when led away; she makes (dhā) discomfort (durdhā́) in the highest firmament (vyòman).

William Dwight Whitney 1905, Atharva-Veda Saṃhitā (HOS 7–8)

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