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# Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 20.102

Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 20.102

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [20.102](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.102)

tāsu śaiśavam  
śāntirvai śaiśavam  
yacchaiśavena stuvanti śāntyā eva  
atho āhuśśaiśavena vā indro vṛtraṃ paryākāraṃ śakvarībhirahanniti  
tadveva śaiśavasya śaiśavatvam  
tadu bhātṛvyahā  
hanti dviṣantaṃ bhrātṛvyaṃ ya evaṃ veda  
prajāpaterakṣyaśvayat  
tatparāpatat  
so'kāmayata punarmā cakṣurāviśediti  
sa etatsāmāpaśyat  
tenāstuta  
tato vai taṃ cakṣuḥ punarāviśat  
aśva eva śucirbhūtvainaṃ punarāviśat  
tajjyotirvai cakṣuḥ  
jyotirvāvainaṃ tadāviśat  
tadetaccakṣuṣyaṃ sāma  
ajarasaṃ hāsya cakṣurna vyeti ya evaṃ veda

> On them \[they sing\] the Śaiśava. The Śaiśava is indeed peace. In that they praise with the Śaiśava, it is solely for peace. Moreover, they say: 'By means of the Śaiśava, turning round, Indra slew Vṛtra with the Śakvarī verses.' That indeed is the Śaiśava-nature of the Śaiśava. And it slays rivals. He who knows this slays his hateful rival. Prajāpati's eye swelled; it fell away. He desired: 'May my eye re-enter me.' He saw this sāman; with it he praised. Thereupon the eye re-entered him. Becoming a pure horse, it re-entered him. That light is indeed the eye; light indeed then entered him. So this sāman brings sight. His eye does not fail until old age, who knows this.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [20.102.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.102.p1)

atha mahānāmnayaḥ

> Now \[follow\] the Mahānāmnī verses.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [20.102.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.102.p2)

mahānāmnīrvā anu prajāḥ prajāyante

> Offspring are propagated in succession to the Mahānāmnīs.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [20.102.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.102.p3)

nityavatsāḥ paśavaḥ

> Cattle have constant calves.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [20.102.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.102.p4)

tā etā mahānāmnayassaṃ bhāryāḥ

> These Mahānāmnīs are burdens to be borne.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [20.102.p5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.102.p5)

tasmānmanuṣyā garbhiṇaḥ kanīyaśśobhante

> Therefore pregnant human beings look less radiant.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.20.102) — English, machine translation

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