Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.367

2-8.367

athaitā dvādaśāhavatīrbhavanti yaivāsau dvādaśāhavatīnāṃ praśaṃsā sā na
upāptāsaditi
athaitāni caturuttarāṇi chandāṃsyupayanti
caturuttarā vai vāco rohāḥ
vācamevaite rohanti
atho catuṣpadā vai paśavaḥ
tadyadetāni caturuttarāṇi chandāṃsyupayanti catuṣpadāmeva paśūnāmavaruddhyai
athaitāni athaitāni dviyantarāṇyupāharanti
caturuttarāṇi dviyantarāṇi
na ha vai tāvacchriyamaśnute yāvaddvipadāṃ catuṣpadāṃ paśūnāmaiśvaryamādhipatyaṃ na
gacchati
tadyadetāni dviyantarāṇyupāharanti caturuttaradviyantarāṇi dvipadāṃ catuṣpadāṃ
paśūnāmaiśvaryamādhipatyaṃ gacchāmeti
athaitānyaṣṭāntarāṇyupāharanti caturuttaradviyantarāṇi sarvāṇi catasro
diśaścatvāro'vāntaradeśā diśāṃ sa upariṣṭālloko yaḥ puṇyassarvāsu dikṣu
pratiṣṭhāya svargaṃ lokaṃ gacchāmeti
athaitāni pañca sandhiṣāmāni bhavanti rathantaraṃ jarābodhīyaṃ śrudhīyaṃ
nānadagaurivīte iti
etaddha vā ekaṃ prajñātaṃ sandhiṣāma yadrathantaram tadyadekaṃ prajñātam

Then there are these [rites] containing twelve days, [thinking,] 'May that which is the praise of those containing twelve days be attained by us.' Then they undertake these meters increasing by four. The ascents of speech indeed increase by four. Speech itself they mount. Moreover, cattle are four-footed. In that they undertake these meters increasing by four, it is for the attainment of four-footed cattle. Then they introduce these [meters] with intervals of two: increasing by four, with intervals of two. One does not enjoy prosperity until one attains mastery and dominion over two-footed and four-footed animals. In that they introduce these with intervals of two, increasing by four with intervals of two, it is [thinking], 'May we attain mastery and dominion over two-footed and four-footed animals.' Then they introduce these with intervals of eight, increasing by four, with intervals of two: all of them. Four are the quarters, four the intermediate regions. That world which is holy is above the quarters. [They perform it, thinking,] 'Having established ourselves in all the quarters, may we go to the heavenly world.' Then there are these five junction-sāmans: Rathantara, Jarābodhīya, Śrudhīya, Nānada, and Gaurivīta. This one is indeed the well-known junction-sāman, namely the Rathantara. Since it is the one that is well-known...