[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Āraṇyakas (forest texts)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka) › [Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki) › 7.8 # Śāṅkhāyana (Kauṣītaki) Āraṇyaka 7.8 Śāṅkhāyanāraṇyaka 7.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki.7.8) ŚĀ 7,8 vāk pūrvarūpaṃ mana uttararūpaṃ vidyā saṃhiteti pauṣkarasādiḥ | sa ya evam etāṃ saṃhitāṃ veda saṃdhīyate prajayā paśubhir yaśasā brahmavarcasena svargeṇa lokena sarvam āyur eti || > Speech is the first member, mind the second member, knowledge the continuous text: thus \[holds\] Pauṣkarasādi. He who thus knows this continuous text is joined with offspring, with cattle, with renown, with brahminical splendour, with the heavenly world; he attains a full lifespan. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 7.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki.7.7) - [Next: 7.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki.7.9) - [Up: 7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki.7) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki~en-mt.7.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki.7.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.aranyaka.kausitaki.7.8) · Pramāṇa