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That is in Triṣṭubh; with it with its feet supported he maintains the pressing; thereby it departs not from its place. ‘Sing ye forth to the glad one the song rich in food’ is the hymn ; as having the same endings on the ninth day it is a symbol of the ninth day. It is in Jagatī; Jagatī verses support the midday (pressing) of this set of three days; that metre is a support in which a Nivid is inserted; therefore he inserts a Nivid in the Jagatī verses. Pairing hymns are recited, in Triṣṭubh and in Jagatī; cattle are a pairing; the Chandomas are cattle; (verily they serve) to win cattle. Five hymns are recited; the Paṅkti has five Padas; the sacrifice is fivefold; cattle are fivefold; the Chandomas are cattle; (verily they serve) to win cattle. ‘Thee we invoke’ and ‘Do thou come to the worshipper’ are the Bṛhat as Pṛṣṭha on the ninth day. ‘What he hath won’ is the normal inserted verse. In ‘Towards thee, O hero, we utter praise’ he makes to follow the basis of the Rathantara, for this day is connected with the Rathantara in place. ‘O Indra, threefold protection’ is the Pragātha of the Sāman ; as containing (the word) ‘three’ on the ninth day it is a symbol of the ninth day. ‘This steed, god strengthened’ is the normal Tārkṣya (hymn). > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) - [Previous: 5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.5.20) - [Next: 5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.5.22) - [Up: 5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.5) ## Translations (2) - [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya~en-keith.5.4.p3) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya~en-mt.5.21) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Vedārthaprakāśa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya!sayana.28.p16) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.14.23) — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.5.21) · Pramāṇa