[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) › 20.106 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 20.106 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 20.106 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [20.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.106) tā abruvanrūpāṇi ha no vettha tāni naḥ prayaccha | yairvayaṃ rūpiṇīrasāma rūpī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti tābhyo rūpāṇi prāyacchat yatprāvṛṣi nihatarajaskāyai prathamaṃ saṃjāyamānāyā asyai rūpaṃ bhavati tadasyai prāyacchat yadveva prāvṛṣi nihatarajaskasyāntarikṣasya rūpaṃ bhavati | tadamuṣyai prāyacchat etāni ha vā āsāṃ rūpāṇi tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti tā abruvannāmāni ha no vettha tāni naḥ prayaccha | yairvayaṃ nāminīrasāma nāmī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti tābhyo nāmāni prāyacchat bhūstvamasītīmāmabravīd | bhuvastvamityetāṃ | svastvamityamūm etāni ha vā āsāṃ nāmāni tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti > They said: "You do know our forms. > Give them to us, with which we may have form. > May that Brahmin have form who knows us." > To them he gave forms: > what is the form of this \[earth\] when its dust has been laid in the rainy season, when it is first coming to life, > that he gave to this one; > and what is the form of the atmosphere when its dust has been laid in the rainy season, that he gave to that one. > These indeed are their forms. > Having lived \[with him\] for a year, they walked away. > He said: "Why have you walked away?" > They said: "You do know our names. > Give them to us, with which we may have names. > May that Brahmin have name\[s\] who knows us." > To them he gave names: > "You are Bhūḥ," he said to this one; "You are Bhuvaḥ," to this one; "You are Svaḥ," to that one. > These indeed are their names. > Having lived \[with him\] for a year, they walked away. > He said: "Why have you walked away?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.105](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.105) - [Next: 20.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.107) - [Up: 20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya~en-mt.20.106) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.106](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.106) · Pramāṇa