Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.276
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s2.276
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v2.c4.s2.276
Brahma-jya,¹ ‘oppressor of a Brahmin,’ and Brahma-jyeya,² ‘oppression of a Brahmin,’ are terms mentioned several times in the Atharvaveda as expressing a heinous crime which involves its perpetrator in ruin. See Brāhmaṇa.