[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) › 20.108 # Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 20.108 Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 20.108 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [20.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.108) tā abruvannekaṃ ha no rūpaṃ vettha tannaḥ prayaccha | yena vayaṃ rūpiṇīrasāma rūpī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti tābhya etadekaṃ rūpaṃ prāyacchadāpa iti etaddha vā āsāmekaṃ rūpaṃ yadāpaḥ tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti tā abruvannekaṃ ha no nāma vettha tannaḥ prayaccha | yena vayaṃ nāminīrasāma nāmī sa brāhmaṇo'sadyo'smā vedeti tābhya etadekaṃ nāma prāyacchadindrā iti etaddha vā āsāmekaṃ nāma yadindrāḥ tāssaṃvatsaramuṣitvāpaivākrāman so'bravītkathāpākramiṣṭeti > They said: "You do know our single form. > Give it to us, with which we may have form. > May that Brahmin have form who knows us." > To them he gave this single form, \[namely\] the waters. > This indeed is their single form, namely the waters. > Having lived \[with him\] for a year, they walked away. > He said: "Why have you walked away?" > They said: "You do know our single name. > Give it to us, with which we may have a name. > May that Brahmin have a name who knows us." > To them he gave this single name, \[namely\] 'Indrās'. > This indeed is their single name, namely 'Indrās'. > Having lived \[with him\] for a year, they walked away. > He said: "Why have you walked away?" > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 20.107](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.107) - [Next: 20.109](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.109) - [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.20.108) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.108](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.jaiminiya.20.108) · Pramāṇa