[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 # Atharvavedaparishishta 3.2 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 3.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.1) hastyaśvaṃ gurave dadyān narayānaṃ tathaiva ca | divyam ābharaṇaṃ caiva ātapatrādim eva ca || > He should give elephants and horses to the guru, and likewise a palanquin, / as well as divine ornaments and an umbrella and the rest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.2) ucchiṣṭārthaṃ na gṛhṇīyān maṅgalārthaṃ mahīpatiḥ | mantrauṣadhyo na sidhyanti rājā tatra vinaśyati || > The king should not take used items for auspicious purposes; / \[otherwise\] the mantras and herbs do not succeed, and the king is ruined therein. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [3.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.3) nātidīrghaṃ nātihrasvaṃ nātisthūlaṃ kṛśaṃ tathā | na ca hīnātiriktāṅgaṃ kva cit kuryāt purohitam || > Neither too tall nor too short, neither too fat nor lean, / and not deficient or redundant in limbs, should he ever appoint as royal domestic priest. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [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) ### [3.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2.5) hīnādhikāṅge purarāṣṭrahāniḥ kāṇe jaḍe vāhanakośanāśaḥ | stene tv aśakte ca samastadoṣāḥ klībe vivarṇe nṛpatir vinaśyet || > With one deficient or redundant in limbs, loss of city and kingdom occurs; with a one-eyed or idiotic man, destruction of mounts and treasury; / with a thief or impotent man, all faults arise; with a eunuch or one of bad complexion, the king would perish. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.3.2.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Ātharvaṇapariśiṣṭa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharvanaparisista.3.2-2) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.2) · Pramāṇa