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Bṛhaspatiṃ yaḥ subhṛtam bibhartīti yad āha, purohitaṃ yaḥ subhṛtaṃ bibhartīty eva tad āha valgūyati vandate pūrvabhājam ity, apacitim evāsmā etad āha sa it kṣeti sudhita okasi sva iti. gṛhā vā okaḥ, sveṣv eva tad gṛheṣu suhito vasati tasmā iḷā pinvate viśvadānīm ity. annaṃ vā iḷānnam evāsmā etad ūrjasvac chaśvad bhavati tasmai viśaḥ svayam evā namanta iti. rāṣṭrāṇi vai viśo, rāṣṭrāṇy evainaṃ tat svayam upanamanti yasmin brahmā rājani pūrva etīti. purohitam evaitad āhā/pratīto jayati saṃ dhanānīti. rāṣṭrāṇi vai dhanāni, tāny apratīto jayati pratijanyāny uta yā sajanyeti. sapatnā vai dviṣanto bhrātṛvyā janyāni, tān apratīto jayaty avasyave yo varivaḥ kṛṇotīti yad āhāvasīyase yo vasīyaḥ karotīty eva tad āha brahmaṇe rājā tam avanti devā iti, purohitam evaitad abhivadati > viii. 26 (xl. 3). This is also declared by a seer > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘The king all hostilities > With his onset, his might, doth overcome’, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > Hostilities are the rivals who vie with and hate him; verily thus he overcomes them with his onset and his might. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘Who supporteth Bṛhaspati in comfort’, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > Bṛhaspati is the Purohita of the gods; analogues of him are the other Purohitas of human kings. In that he says ‘Who supporteth Bṛhaspati in comfort’, verily he says in effect ‘Who supporteth a Purohita in comfort’. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘Who treateth him kindly, and maketh welcome the first sharer’, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > (he says); verily thus he mentions honour for him. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘He dwelleth in ease in his own abode’ > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > (he says); the abode is the house; verily thus he dwells at ease in his own house. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘For him fare is ever plentiful’ > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > (he says); fare is food; verily thus for him food is ever full of strength. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘To him the peoples of themselves pay homage’ > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > (he says); the peoples are the kingdoms; verily thus spontaneously the kingdoms pay him homage. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘In whose reign the Brahman goeth first’, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > (he says); verily thus he refers to the Purohita. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > ‘Unsurpassed he winneth wealths’ > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) > Wealths are kingdoms; them he wins unsurpassed. ‘Of his foe as of his kin’ (he says); the foe are the rivals that vie with and hate him; them he conquers unsurpassed. In that he says ‘Who maketh wide room for him that seeketh aid,’ verily he says in effect ‘Who maketh riches for the poor.’ ‘The king for the Brahman, him the gods aid’, (he says); verily thus he refers to the Purohita. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) - [Previous: 8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.8.25) - [Next: 8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.8.27) - [Up: 8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.8) ## Translations (2) - [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya~en-keith.8.5.p6) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya~en-mt.8.26) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (3) - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Vedārthaprakāśa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya!sayana.69.p1) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit - [Sukhapradā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya!sadgurusisya) — Ṣaḍguruśiṣya, Sanskrit - [Vedārthaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya!madhava-alias-sayanacarya) — Mādhava alias Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (10) - [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s6.119) — Arthur A. 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