Atharvaveda — Kanda 5, Sukta 19, Mantra 8 (ब्रह्मगवि)
Atharvaveda (Shaunaka Samhita) · Kanda 5 · Verse 5.19.8
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Sanskrit Original
तद् वै रा॒ष्ट्रमा स्र॑वति॒ नावं॑ भि॒न्नामि॑वोद॒कम्। ब्र॒ह्माणं॒ यत्र॒ हिंस॑न्ति॒ तद् रा॒ष्ट्रं ह॑न्ति दु॒च्छुना॑ ॥८॥
tad vai rāṣṭram ā sravati nāvaṃ bhinnām ivodakam | brāhmaṇaṃ yatra hiṃsanti tad rāṣṭraṃ hanti ducchunā
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Then the realm oozes away like water from a broken boat. Where they harm a Brāhmaṇa, there a malignant force destroys the kingdom.