[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Gopathabrahmana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha) › 2.6.16 # Gopathabrahmana 2.6.16 Gopathabrāhmaṇa 2.6.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.6.16) atha dādhikrīṃ śaṃsati \ iti tata uttarāḥ pāvamānīḥ śaṃsati \\_ity annaṃ vai dadhikrī \[ed. uttārāḥ, corr. Patyal\] pavitraṃ pāvamānyas tad u haike pāvamānībhir eva pūrvaṃ śastvā tata uttarā dādhikrīṃ śaṃsantīyaṃ vāg annādyā yaḥ pavata iti vadantas tad u tathā na kūryād upanaśyati ha vāg aśanāyatī sa dādhikrīm eva pūrvaṃ śastvā tata uttarāḥ pāvamānīḥ śaṃsati tad yad dādhikrīṃ śaṃsatīyaṃ vāg āhanasyāṃ vācam avādīt tad devapavitreṇaiva vācaṃ punīte \[ed. deva pavitreṇa, corr. Patyal\] sā vā anuṣṭub bhavati vāg vā anuṣṭup tat svenaiva chandasā vācaṃ punīte tām ardharcaśaḥ śaṃsati pratiṣṭhityā eva\_ atha pāvamānīḥ śaṃsati pavitraṃ vai pāvamānyaḥ\_ iyaṃ vāg āhanasyāṃ vācam avādīt tat pāvamānībhir eva vācaṃ punīte tāḥ sarvā anuṣṭubho bhavanti vāg vā anuṣṭup tat svenaiva chandasā vācaṃ punīte tā ardharcaśaḥ śaṃsati pratiṣṭhityā eva\_ \\_ity etaṃ tṛcam aindrābārhaspatyaṃ sūktaṃ śaṃsati\_ - [Previous: 2.6.15\_3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.6.15_3) - [Next: 2.6.16x](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.6.16x) - [Up: 2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.6) ## Discussed in (1) - [A Vedic Concordance](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.bloomfield-1906.c6.826) — Bloomfield 1906, English --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.6.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha.2.6.16) · Pramāṇa