[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) › 2-3.139 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-3.139 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-3.139 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-3.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139) indre ha vā agre yajña āsa śrīrha vā asmiṃstadāsa yajña u ha vāva devānāṃ śrīḥ tamu ha vṛtro'bhivavṛdhe sa devānupādhāvadyuṣmābhirbalenemaṃ vṛtraṃ hanānīti tamabruvansa vai no yaste'yaṃ niṣkevalyo yajñastaṃ prayaccheti tasmādrājani vijigīṣamāṇe viṣaḥ pradānamicchante tasmādu rājā vijigīṣamāṇo viśa eva pradānaṃ prayacchati sa vasubhya eva prātassavanaṃ prāyacchadrudrebhyo mādhyaṃdinaṃ savanamādityebhyastṛtīyasavanaṃ viśvebhyaśca devebhyaḥ tairbalenendro vṛtramahan ajayandevā asurān sa vṛtraṃ hatvā vijitya pṛthagevaiṣāṃ imā śriyo dīpyamānā apaśyat tamabhiśastiravindan sa ṣakṣata kathaṃ nvahameṣāmimā śriyassaṃvṛñjīyeti sa etenaiva yajñenāyajata tenaiṣāṃ sarvā śriyassamavṛṅkta vṛṅkte dviṣato bhrātṛvyasya śriyaṃ ya evaṃ veda > In the beginning, sacrifice was indeed in Indra; > prosperity was indeed in him then; > and sacrifice indeed is the prosperity of the gods. > And Vṛtra grew over against him. > He ran up to the gods \[saying\]: 'With you as my strength, may I slay this Vṛtra.' > They said to him: 'Give to us that exclusive sacrifice of yours.' > Therefore, when the king desires to conquer, the clans desire a gift \[from him\]; > and therefore the king, when desiring to conquer, gives a gift to the clans. > He gave the morning pressing to the Vasus, the midday pressing to the Rudras, \[and\] the third pressing to the Ādityas and the All-Gods. > With them as his strength, Indra slew Vṛtra; > the gods conquered the Asuras. > Having slain Vṛtra, having conquered, he saw these splendors of theirs shining separately. > Blame came upon him. > He considered: 'How indeed may I appropriate these splendors of theirs?' > He sacrificed with this very sacrifice. > By it he appropriated all their splendors. > He who knows thus appropriates the splendor of his spiteful rival. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.139.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139.p1) sa ṣandrīṣveva sarvo bhavati > It is entirely upon \[verses\] to Indra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.139.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139.p2) ṣandrīṣveva prātassavanaṃ bhavatyaindrīṣu mādhyaṃdianaṃ savanamaindrīṣu tṛtīyasavanam > The morning pressing is on \[verses\] to Indra, the midday pressing on \[verses\] to Indra, the third pressing on \[verses\] to Indra. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.139.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139.p3) tadyadgāyatraṃ satprātassavanamaindrīṣu kriyate vasūnāmeva tena yajñaṃ samavṛṅkta > As to that, because the morning pressing, being in the Gāyatrī meter, is performed on \[verses\] to Indra, he thereby appropriated the sacrifice of the Vasus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.139.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139.p4) atha yattraiṣṭubhaṃ sanmādhyaṃdinaṃ savanamaindrīṣu kriyate rudrāṇāmeva tena yajñaṃ > Then, because the midday pressing, being in the Triṣṭubh meter, is performed on \[verses\] to Indra, he thereby appropriated the sacrifice of the Rudras. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-3.139.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139.p5) samavṛṅkta > \[He\] appropriated \[it\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-3.139) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-3.139) · Pramāṇa