Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.126

1.126

tau yatkurutastatsamameva yacchati
yā itara āhutīrjuhoti tā itaraḥ
tāssametya yathāyathameva punarviparāyanti
tayoryataro yatarānupasameṣyati te jeṣyantīti
taddhaivendro'nubudhya śuko bhūtvotpapāta
taṃ hānvīkṣya patantamuvāca yeṣāmasau haritavarṇakaḥ patati te jeṣyantīti
sa hośanasaṃ kāvyamājagāmāsureṣu
taṃ hovācarṣe kamimaṃ janaṃ vardhayasyasmākaṃ vai tvamasi vayaṃ vā
tavāsmānabhyupāvartasveti
katheti hovāca kena mopamantrayasa iti
yā imā virocanasya prāhrādeḥ kāmadughastābhiriti
tatheti
tābhirha pra tvityeva pradudruvatuḥ
tau hāsurā anvavajahire
tau hānvājagmuḥ
sa hovācarṣe'nu vai nāvime'surā āgmanniti
sa vai tathā kurviti hovāca yathā nāvete nānvāgacchāniti tau
haitatpratipedāte -

Whatever the two do, that extends equally. Whatever oblations the one pours, so does the other. Having met, they turn back again according to their proper manner. Whichever of the two will join whichever party, they will conquer.' Indra, having understood just that, became a parrot and flew up. Looking after him as he flew, he [the Gandharva] said: 'To whichever side that green-colored one flies, they will conquer.' He [Indra] came to Uśanas Kāvya among the Asuras. He said to him: 'O seer, whom do you cause this people to prosper? You are ours, or we are yours. Turn over to us.' 'How so?' he asked, 'with what do you invite me?' 'With these wish-granting cows of Virocana Prāhrādi.' 'So be it.' With them the two ran off, [shouting] 'forward indeed!' The Asuras pursued the two. They caught up with the two. He said: 'O seer, these Asuras have come after us!' 'Act in such a way,' he said, 'that these do not come after us!' The two entered upon this [sāman]: —

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svāyudhaḥ pavate deva induraśastihā vṛjanā rakṣamāṇaḥ

"With good weapons the divine drop clarifies itself, slaying the curse, guarding the enclosure,

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pitā devānāṃ janitā sudakṣo viṣṭambho divo dharuṇaḥ pṛthivyāḥ iti

Father of the gods, begetter, of great skill, prop of heaven, support of the earth"—

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ā divo viṣṭambhamucchiśriyatuḥ

they leaned against the prop of heaven.

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taṃ haivāsurā nātīyuḥ

The Asuras indeed did not surpass it.

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tau hābhiḥ kāmadughābhirdevānājagmatuḥ

With those wish-granting cows they came to the gods.

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tau hāgatau mahayāṃ cakrire

When they arrived, they honored them.

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ṛṣirvipraḥ puraetā janānāmṛbhurdhīra uśanā kāvyena

"The seer, inspired, leader of the peoples, the clever sage Uśanā by his poetical power;

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sa cidviveda nihitaṃ yadāsāmapīcyaṃ guhyaṃ nāma gonām

he indeed found what was deposited, their secret, hidden name of the cows"—

1.126.p9

iti

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tā etāḥ paśavyā ṛcaḥ

These are cattle-winning verses.

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ava paśūnrunddhe bahupaśurbhavatyetābhirṛgbhistuṣṭuvānaḥ

He secures cattle, he becomes rich in cattle, who praises with these verses.

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tāsvauśanam

On them [is sung] the Auśana.

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uśanā vai kāvyo deveṣvamartyaṃ gandharvalokamaicchata

Uśanā Kāvya desired the immortal Gandharva-world among the gods.

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sa etatsāmāpaśyat

He saw this sāman.

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tenātuta

He praised with it.

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tato vai sa deveṣvamartyaṃ gandharvalokamāśnuta

Then indeed he reached the immortal Gandharva-world among the gods.

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tadetallokavitsāma

This is a world-attaining sāman.

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aśnute deveṣvamartyaṃ gandharvalokametena tuṣṭuvānaḥ

He reaches the immortal Gandharva-world among the gods who praises with this [sāman].