[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) › 3.3.3 # Atharvavedaparishishta 3.3.3 Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 3.3.3 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [3.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.3.3) bahvṛcaṃ hi niyuñjyād yaḥ paurohitye tu pārthivaḥ | sa tārapaṅke hastīva saha tenaiva majjati || > For whatever ruler appoints a Ṛgvedic priest to the office of royal domestic priest, / he sinks along with him, like an elephant in deep mud. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 3.3.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.3.2) - [Next: 3.3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.3.4) - [Up: 3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva~en-mt.3.3.3) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.3.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.vedanga.misc.parisista.atharva.3.3.3) · Pramāṇa