[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) › 3.2.4 # Atharvavedaparishishta 3.2.4 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 3.2.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.4) hīnādhikāṅgaṃ patitaṃ vivarṇaṃ stenaṃ jaḍaṃ klībam aśaktiyuktam | bhinnasvaraṃ kāṇaṃ virūpanetraṃ dveṣyaṃ ca rājā guruṃ naiva kuryāt || > A king should never appoint as guru one with deficient or redundant limbs, a fallen man, one of bad complexion, a thief, an idiot, a eunuch, an impotent man, / one with a broken voice, one-eyed, with deformed eyes, or one who is repulsive. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.3) - [Next: 3.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.5) - [Up: 3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.3.2.4) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.4) · Pramāṇa