Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.101
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.101
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2-3.101
atha yattriṣṭubhaṃ mādhyandinaṃ savanaṃ saṃpadyata ekādaśākṣarā triṣṭubekādaśa
rudrāstriṣṭubhaiva tacchandasā prajāpatiścendraśca rudreṣu deveṣu mādhyandine
savane'dhyapacitimagacchatām
atha yajjagatīṃ tṛtīyasavanaṃ saṃpadyate dvādaśākṣarā jagatī dvādaśādityā
jagatyaiva tacchandasā prajāpatiścendraścādityeṣu deveṣu
tṛtīyasavane'dhyapacitimagacchatām
aṣṭākṣarā gāyatrī
ekādaśākṣarā triṣṭup
dvādaśākṣarā jagatī
vāgiti yajñāyajñīyasya nidhanam
taddvātriṃśat
dvātriṃśadakṣarānuṣṭup
viśveṣāṃ devānāmanuṣṭup
anuṣṭubhaiva tacchandasā prajāpatiścendraśca viśveṣu deveṣu
tṛtīyasavane'dhyapacitimagacchatām
etāvanto vai devāḥ
etāvanti devajātāni
teṣveva tadadhyapacitimagacchatām
Then, as to why the midday pressing corresponds to the Triṣṭubh: the Triṣṭubh has eleven syllables, and there are eleven Rudras; by that very meter, the Triṣṭubh, Prajāpati and Indra attained reverence among the Rudra gods at the midday pressing.
Then, as to why the third pressing corresponds to the Jagatī: the Jagatī has twelve syllables, and there are twelve Ādityas; by that very meter, the Jagatī, Prajāpati and Indra attained reverence among the Āditya gods at the third pressing.
The Gāyatrī has eight syllables;
the Triṣṭubh has eleven syllables;
the Jagatī has twelve syllables;
'Vāc' is the finale of the Yajñāyajñīya [sāman];
that makes thirty-two.
The Anuṣṭubh has thirty-two syllables;
the Anuṣṭubh belongs to the All-Gods;
by that very meter, the Anuṣṭubh, Prajāpati and Indra attained reverence among the All-Gods at the third pressing.
So many are the gods;
so many are the classes of gods;
it was over them that they then attained reverence.
2-3.101.p1
gāyatro vai brāhmaṇaḥ
The Brahmin indeed belongs to the Gāyatrī;
2-3.101.p2
traiṣṭubho rājanyaḥ
the nobleman to the Triṣṭubh;
2-3.101.p3
jāgato vaiśyaḥ
the Vaiśya to the Jagatī;
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