[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Auxiliary Sciences of the Veda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga) › [Vedic ancillary literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc) › [Supplements of the Vedic schools](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista) › [Atharvavedaparishishta](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva) › 26.4 # Atharvavedaparishishta 26.4 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 26.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4.1) kevalaṃ madhusaṃyuktā saptāṅguladalīkṛtā | uccāṭane praśastā sā dvidalā ca na śāntaye || > Combined solely with honey, made of seven finger-breadths \[and split into\] a twig, / it is commendable for driving away \[enemies\], but a split one is not for propitiation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4.2) vidveṣe kaṭutailāktā dvidalā tu ṣaḍaṅgulā | sarvato granthihīnā tu viprāṇāṃ syāt samic chubhā || > In \[a rite of\] sowing dissension, a split \[stick\] of six finger-breadths is smeared with pungent mustard oil. / For Brahmins, an auspicious sacrificial stick should be entirely free of knots. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4.3) avakrāgranthisaṃyuktā kṣatriyāṇāṃ jayāvahā | madhye tu granthisaṃyuktā vaiśyānāṃ bhūtisādhanī || > Unbent and possessing a knot at the tip, it brings victory to Kṣatriyas; / possessing a knot in the middle, it brings prosperity to Vaiśyas. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4.4) trayāṇām api vakṣyante yā grāhyāḥ samidhaḥ smṛtaḥ | nātyārdrā nātiśuṣkā vā naiva coṣarasaṃbhavāḥ || > The sacrificial sticks remembered as acceptable for all three \[castes\] will be stated: / neither overly wet nor overly dry, and not grown in saline soil, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4.5) na dagdhā na kṛmidaṣṭāḥ sarvadoṣavivarjitāḥ | samidhām indhanānāṃ ca tulyān vṛkṣān bravīmy ataḥ || > not burnt, not eaten by worms, and free from all defects. / Henceforth I proclaim the trees suitable for sacrificial sticks and firewood: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [26.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4.6) śuṣukair yā indhanaiḥ pūrvaṃ yajñavṛkṣamayaiḥ śubhaiḥ | ārdrāṇi homayec caiva śuṣkaiḥ kalahakarmaṇi | śuṣkāṇi hīndhanāni syuḥ samidhas tu yathoditāḥ || > With dry firewood first, made of auspicious sacrificial trees. / And he should offer wet ones \[for peace\], but with dry ones in an act of contention; / for the firewood should be dry, but the sacrificial sticks should be as prescribed. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.26.4.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.26.4) · Pramāṇa