Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 18, Mantra 4 (ब्रह्मरावी)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Kanda 5 · Verse 5.18.4
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Sanskrit Original
निर्वै क्ष॒त्रं नय॑ति॒ हन्ति॒ वर्चो॒ऽग्निरि॒वार॑ब्धो॒ वि दु॑नोति॒ सर्व॑म्। यो ब्रा॑ह्म॒णं मन्य॑ते॒ अन्न॑मे॒व स वि॒षस्य॑ पिबति तैमा॒तस्य॑ ॥४॥
nirvai kṣatraṃ nayati hanti varco agnir ivārabddho vi dunoti sarvam yo brāhmaṇaṃ manyate annam eva sa viṣasya pibati taimātasya
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It destroys the Kṣatra, steals away splendor; like a kindled fire it burns and consumes all. Whoever thinks the Brāhmaṇa is food—he drinks sheer poison, the very bane of life.