अथर्वणेऽददाच्छान्तिं यया यज्ञो वितन्यते । विप्रर्षभान् कृतोद्वाहान् सदारान् समलालयत् ॥ २४ ॥
atharvane ’dadac chantim yaya yajno vitanyate viprarsabhan krtodvahan sadaran samalalayat
- atharvane
- to Atharva
- adadat
- he gave away
- santim
- Santi
- yaya
- by whom
- yajnah
- sacrifice
- vitanyate
- is performed
- vipra-rsabhan
- the foremost brahmanas
- krta-udvahan
- married
- sa-daran
- with their wives
- samalalayat
- maintained them.
He delivered Santi to Atharva. Because of Santi, sacrificial ceremonies are well performed. Thus he got the foremost brahmanas married, and he maintained them along with their wives.