[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) › 2-8.356 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.356 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-8.356 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2-8.356](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356) jayāmeti pāṅkto yajñaḥ yāvatī yajñasya mātrā tāmāpnavāmeti pāṅktāḥ paśavaḥ yāvatī paśūnāṃ mātrā tāvatā naḥ paśavo'varuddhā upatiṣṭhāntā iti pāṅktamannādyaṃ yāvatyannādyasya mātrā tāvatā no'nnādyamavaruddhamupatiṣṭhātā iti atha smāhuḥ kāpeyā anṛtau vā eṣa pratiṣṭhito yatṣaḍahaḥ pañcāho vā ṛtau pratiṣṭhita iti vasanto vai prathama ṛtūnāṃ grīṣmo dvitīyo varṣāstṛtīyāśśaraccaturthī hemantaḥ pañcamaśśiśiraṣṣaṣṭhaḥ sa eṣa śreṣṭha ṛtūnāṃ yaddhemantaḥ pīvaguḥ pīvavatsaḥ tamanu pañcāhaḥ pratitiṣṭhanneti athaiṣa paricakṣyaiva yacchiśiraḥ kṛśaguḥ kṛśapuruṣaḥ tamanu ṣaḍahaḥ pratitiṣṭhati sa ya śreṣṭha ṛtūnāṃ hemantastasya pratiṣṭhāmanu pratitiṣṭhanto'yāmeti tasmādetatpañcāhavidhamupayanti vaiśvānaraḥ prāyaṇīyo'tirātro bhavati vaiśvānaraprāyaṇā hyahīnāssomāḥ > let us conquer.' The sacrifice is fivefold; \[thinking:\] 'Whatever is the measure of the sacrifice, that let us attain.' Cattle are fivefold; \[thinking:\] 'Whatever is the measure of cattle, with that may cattle stand nearby secured for us.' Food is fivefold; \[thinking:\] 'Whatever is the measure of food, with that may food stand nearby secured for us.' Now the Kāpeyas used to say: 'Unestablished in a season is this six-day rite; established in a season is the five-day rite.' Spring is the first of seasons, summer the second, the rains the third, autumn the fourth, winter the fifth, the cool season the sixth. That winter is the best of seasons, with fat cattle and fat calves; established in it the five-day rite proceeds. Now this cool season is blameworthy, with lean cattle and lean men; established in it the six-day rite proceeds. \[Thinking:\] 'Winter, which is the best of seasons, established in its foundation let us proceed'—therefore they undertake this five-day variety. The introductory Atirātra is addressed to Vaiśvānara, for non-sacrificial Soma rituals commence with Vaiśvānara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-8.356.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356.p1) athaite jyotirgaurāyuriti stomā bhavanti > Now these stomas are Light, Cow, and Life. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-8.356.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356.p2) ete ha vai śivāśśāntāḥ pathyā stomā ye jyotirgaurāyuriti > Those stomas that are Light, Cow, and Life are indeed auspicious, peaceful, and beneficial. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-8.356.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356.p3) te ye śivāśśāntāḥ pathyā stomāstairna stutamasaditi > \[Thinking:\] 'With those stomas which are auspicious, peaceful, and beneficial, may praise be sung for us.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2-8.356.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356.p4) ta u virājaṃ saṃpannāḥ > And they correspond to the virāj. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2-8.356) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2-8.356) · Pramāṇa