Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2-8.416
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2-8.416
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2-8.416
tasminbrahmasāmādhyūhanti
kṣatraṃ vai bṛhat
kṣatrameva tadviśyadhyūhanti
sa tasmātkṣatriyo viśyadhyūḍhaḥ
tadāhurito bṛhatā stotavyamito rathantareṇeti
prāṇamiva vā idaṃ sarvaṃ pratyudyatyā iti
tadu ha smāha kījo vākāyanaḥ pṛṣṭhato vā ete'nnādyaṃ kurvate ya ito bṛhatā
stuvata ito rathantareṇa
annaṃ vai rathantaram
dakṣiṇato vā annādyamavaruddhamupācarati
tasmādita eva bṛhatā stuvata ito rathantareṇānnādyasyāvaruddhyā iti
ya u evaiṣa pañcadaśa stomassa u pratyudyatyā iti
tasmādu savyaṃ pakṣaṃ vayāṃsyanu pariplavante
ta etena sarveṇaikaviṃśaṃ pratiṣṭhāmāyanti
dvādaśa māsāḥ pañcartavastraya ime lokā asāvāditya ekaviṃśaḥ
sarvasminvā eṣo'sminnadhi pratiṣṭhitaḥ
tadyasminneṣa sarvasminnadhi pratiṣṭhitastasminsarvasminnadhi pratiṣṭhāmetyetaṃ
pratiṣṭhāpayanti
Upon it they superimpose the Brahma-sāman. Dominion (kṣatra) indeed is the Bṛhat. Dominion alone do they superimpose upon the populace. Therefore the nobleman (kṣatriya) is superimposed upon the populace. As to that, they say: on this [right] side one must praise with the Bṛhat, and on that [left] side with the Rathantara, because all this [creation] rises up matching breath, as it were. And regarding this, Kīja Vākāyana used to say: 'Those who praise with the Bṛhat from this side and with the Rathantara from that side place food behind their backs. Food indeed is the Rathantara. Food, when obtained, approaches from the right side. Therefore let them praise from this very side with the Bṛhat, and from that side with the Rathantara, for the attainment of food.' And this fifteenfold stoma is for rising up [against adversaries]. Therefore also birds float around along with the left wing. With this whole [procedure] they arrive at the twenty-one-fold foundation. Twelve months, five seasons, these three worlds—that sun is the twenty-first. He is established upon all this here. Because he is established upon all this, in arriving at a firm foundation upon all this, they establish him.
2-8.416.p1
tasminbhadraṃ sāmādhyūhanti
Upon it they superimpose the Bhadra sāman.
2-8.416.p2
prajā vai bhadram
Offspring indeed is the Bhadra.
2-8.416.p3
pucchato vai prajāḥ prajāyante
From the tail indeed offspring are generated.
2-8.416.p4
pucchata evaitatprajanane prajāṃ dadhate prajātyai
From the tail indeed they place offspring in the organ of procreation, for propagation.
2-8.416.p5
tatrāpi śreyaḥ kāryamāhuḥ
In this matter they also say: a higher good should be produced.
2-8.416.p6
prajā vai bhadraṃ prajāyai yā prajā sā śreyaḥ
Offspring indeed is the Bhadra; whatever is offspring for offspring, that is the higher good.
2-8.416.p7
api ha prajāyai prajāṃ paśyate ya evaṃ veda
Even the offspring of his offspring does he behold, who knows thus.
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