[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) › [Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya) › 2-3.100 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.100 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.100 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100) tamāharat tenāyajata tato vai taṃ devā apācāyan darbhamu ha vai śātānīkiṃ pañcālā rājānaṃ santaṃ nāpacāyāṃ cakruḥ api ha smainaṃ kumārā darbha darbheti hvayanti tasya haitau brāhmaṇāvāsaturahīnā āśvatthiḥ keśī sātyakāmiriti tau hainamupasameyatuḥ sa ha dhyāyanniṣasāda taṃ hocatuḥ kiṃ nu rājanyo dhyāyatīti sa hovāca na hi me dhyeyam pañcālā vai meme rājānaṃ santaṃ nāpacāyantyapi mā kumārā darbha darbheti hvayanti tadevaitaddhyāyāmīti taṃ hocaturapacitiriti vā ayaṃ yajñakraturasti tena tvā yājayāveti tatheti tena hainaṃ yājayāṃ cakratuḥ sa haiṣu tathāmātramapacitiṃ jagāma yadapyetarhi pañcālā darbhānkuśā ityevācakṣate > He brought it forth; > he sacrificed with it; > then indeed the gods revered him. > Moreover, the Pañcālas did not revere Darbha Śātānīki, although he was king. > Even young boys used to call him, saying: "Darbha, Darbha!" > Now he had these two Brahmins: Ahīnā Āśvatthi and Keśī Sātyakāmi. > They both came to him. > He sat in deep reflection. > They said to him: > "What is the nobleman brooding over?" > He said: "Indeed, I have cause to brood. > These Pañcālas do not revere me, although I am king; even the boys call me, saying, 'Darbha, Darbha!' > That is what I am brooding over." > They both said to him: "There is this sacrificial rite called the Apaciti. Let us two sacrifice with it for you." > \[He said:\] "So be it." > They performed the sacrifice for him with it. > He attained such great reverence among them that even today the Pañcālas call darbha grass nothing other than kuśa. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.100.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100.p1) asya vā etasya gāyatrīmeva prātassavanaṃ saṃpadyate triṣṭubhaṃ mādhyandinaṃ savanaṃ > Now of this \[sacrifice\], the morning pressing corresponds to the Gāyatrī, the midday pressing to the Triṣṭubh, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.100.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100.p2) jagatīṃ tṛtīyasavanam > \[and\] the third pressing to the Jagatī. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.100.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100.p3) tadyadgāyatrīṃ prātassavanaṃ saṃpadyate'ṣṭākṣarā gāyatryaṣṭau vasavo gāyatryaiva > As to why the morning pressing corresponds to the Gāyatrī: the Gāyatrī has eight syllables, and there are eight Vasus; by that very meter, the Gāyatrī, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.100.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100.p4) tacchandasā prajāpatiścendraśca vasuṣu deveṣu prātassavane'dhyapicitimagacchatām > Prajāpati and Indra attained reverence among the Vasu gods at the morning pressing. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-3.100) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.100) · Pramāṇa