[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) › 2.283 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2.283 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 2.283 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283) vasavo gāyatrīṃ samabharan tāṃ te prāviśan tānsācchādayat rudrāstriṣṭubhaṃ samabharan tāṃ te prāviśan tānsācchādayat ādityā jagatīṃ samabharan tāṃ te prāviśan tānsācchādayat viśve devā anuṣṭubhaṃ samabharan tāṃ te prāviśan tānsācchādayat marutaḥ paṅktie samabharan tāṃ te prāviśan tānsācchādayat sādhyāścāptyāścāticchandasaṃ samabharan tāṃ te prāviśan tānsācchādayat > The Vasus gathered the Gāyatrī; they entered it; it covered them. The Rudras gathered the Triṣṭubh; they entered it; it covered them. The Ādityas gathered the Jagatī; they entered it; it covered them. The All-Gods gathered the Anuṣṭubh; they entered it; it covered them. The Maruts gathered the Paṅkti; they entered it; it covered them. The Sādhyas and the Aptyas gathered the Aticchandas; they entered it; it covered them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p1) savanānyevendrāgnī anuprāviśatām > Indra and Agni entered the soma pressings themselves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p2) tato vai tānmṛtyuḥ pāpmā na nirajānāt > Then evil death could not discern them. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p3) kuto hi tasya mṛtyuḥ pāpmeśiṣyate yaṃ na nirjānāti > For whence shall evil death have power over him whom it does not discern? > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p4) na hainaṃ mṛtyuḥ pāpmānuvindati ya evaṃ veda > Evil death does not find him who knows thus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p5) chandāṃsi vāva tānmṛtyoḥ pāpmano'cchādayan > The meters indeed covered them from evil death. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p6) tadyadenāñchandāṃsi mṛtyoḥ pāpmano'cchādayaṃstacchandasāṃ chandastvam > Because the meters covered (acchādayan) them from evil death, that is the meter-hood of the meters (chandastva). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p7) chādayantyevainaṃ chandāṃsi mṛtyoḥ pāpmano ya evaṃ veda > The meters cover from evil death him who knows thus. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p8) tadyena yena ha vai chandasaivaṃvidārtvijaṃ karoti tattadeva sa tarhi prapanno bhavati > Through whatever meter one who knows thus performs the priestly duty, to that very meter he then has recourse. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p9) yena yena hyevainaṃ chandasā kurvantamupavadati tasmādāvṛścyate > For whoever speaks against him as he performs \[the rite\] with whatever meter, is cut off from that \[meter\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [2.283.p10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283.p10) tasya haitasya naiva kā canārtirasti ya evaṃ veda > No misfortune whatever comes to him who knows thus; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.2.283) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.2.283) · Pramāṇa