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# Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 1.95

Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 1.95

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [1.95](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95)

indraśca soma gopatī īśānā pipyataṃ dhiyaḥ iti  
indraśca vai somaścākāmayetāṃ sarvāsāṃ prajānāmaiśvaryamādhipatyamaśnuvīvahīti  
tāvetāṃ pratipadamapaśyatām  
tayāstuvatām  
tato vai tau sarvāsāṃ prajānāmaiśvaryamādhipatyamāśnuvātām  
aśnute ha vai svānāmaiśvaryamādhipatyametayā pratipadā tuṣṭuvānaḥ  
indrāyendo marutvate iti rājanyabandhoḥ pratipadaṃ kuryāt  
ṣandro vai rājanyo mārutīrviśaḥ  
kṣatrāyaiva tadviśamanuvartmānaṃ kurvanti  
tasmātkṣatrasya viḍanuvartmā  
yo jināti na jīyate iti vā jinātyeva na jīyate  
hanti śatrumabhītya ityanyato vātyevābhītya śatruṃ hanti nainaṃ śatruḥ pratyudyāmī  
bhavati  
sa pavasva sahasrajiditi  
yo vai sarvaṃ jayati vijayate saḥ  
sarvajitsarvameva jayati  
vijayata etayā pratipadā tuṣṭuvānaḥ

> 'Indra and Soma, lords of cattle, masters, cause prayers to swell' \[RV 9.65.17bc\]:  
> Indra and Soma desired: 'May we two attain sovereignty and overlordship over all creatures.'  
> They saw this opening verse.  
> They praised with it.  
> Then indeed they attained sovereignty and overlordship over all creatures.  
> He who has praised with this opening verse attains sovereignty and overlordship over his own people.  
> 'To Indra, O drop, accompanied by the Maruts' \[RV 9.65.22a\]: he should make this the opening verse for a member of the royal class.  
> Indra is the ruler; the Maruts are the commoners.  
> Thereby they make the commoner obedient to the ruler.  
> Therefore the commoner is obedient to the ruler.  
> 'Who conquers and is not conquered' \[cf. RV 9.65.22b\]: he indeed conquers and is not conquered.  
> 'Approaching, he slays the enemy' \[cf. RV 9.65.22c\]: blowing away from elsewhere, as it were, approaching, he slays the enemy; no enemy rises up against him.  
> 'Do thou purify thyself, winning thousands' \[cf. RV 9.65.24a\]:  
> He who wins all, he is victorious.  
> Winning all, he conquers all.  
> He who has praised with this opening verse is victorious.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p1)

apaghnanpavate mṛdhaḥ ityabhiśasyamānasya pratipadaṃ kuryāt

> 'Slaying foes, he purifies himself' \[RV 9.61.25a\]: he should make this the opening verse for one being falsely accused.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p2)

mṛdho vā etamajuṣṭāssacante yamabhiśaṃsanti

> Unfriendly foes indeed attach to him whom they accuse falsely.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p3)

apa pāpīrmṛdho hate

> He slays evil foes.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p4)

apa somo arāvṇaḥ iti

> 'Soma \[slays\] the ungenerous' \[cf. RV 9.61.25b\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p5)

arāvāṇa iva hyetaṃ sacante yamabhiśaṃsanti

> For ungenerous ones, as it were, attach to him whom they accuse falsely.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p6)

gacchannindrasya niṣkṛtamiti

> 'Going to the appointed place of Indra' \[cf. RV 9.61.25c\].  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p7)

anindriyo vā eṣo'padevo bhavati yamabhiśaṃsanti

> Deprived of faculties, fallen from the gods, indeed becomes he whom they accuse falsely.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [1.95.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.1.95.p8)

indriyāvantamevainametena sadevaṃ kurvanti

> They make him endowed with faculties and god-connected by this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

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