Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 26.159
Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa 26.159
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26.159
atha trīṇi vaidanvatāni
śaryāto vai mānavaḥ prācyāṃ sthalyāmayajata
taṃ harṣayo yājayāṃcakruḥ
tadubhaye devamanuṣyāssomaṃ samapiban
tadubhayairdevamanuṣyairuttamaṃ somassaṃpītaḥ
tasmiṃścyavano bhārgavo'śvibhyāṃ grahamagṛhṇāt
tamindraścamasamavāgṛhṇātko'yamajñātaścamasaḥ pracaratīti
tasya vidanvānbhārgavaḥ pratyahan | kastaṃ camasaṃ mīmāṃsitumarhati yaṃ vayaṃ
prayacchemeti
Now the three Vaidanvata [sāmans]. Śaryāta Mānava sacrificed on the eastern plain. The ṛṣis officiated for him. There both gods and men drank Soma together. There Soma was drunk completely by both gods and men. At that [sacrifice] Cyavana Bhārgava drew a soma cup for the two Aśvins. Indra pushed back his cup: "What unknown cup is this that is circulating?" Vidanvant Bhārgava retorted to him: "Who is fit to question that cup which we offer?"
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te devā akrudhyann | akrudhyannṛṣayaḥ
Those gods grew angry; the ṛṣis grew angry.
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te navanavatayo maruta ṛṣṭihastā atiṣṭhannidānīmidaṃ paryākariṣyāmo'thedaṃ sarvaṃ
Those ninety-nine Maruts stood with spears in hand: "Now we shall overthrow this, and now this all
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mardiṣyata iti
will be crushed."
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atha ha ṛṣayo madamāsuramudāhvayan
Then the ṛṣis invoked the Asuric Mada [Intoxication].
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sa uttṛndannevāntarikṣaṃ śīrṣṇābhyadhāt | sā mahatī samadāsīt
He, cleaving asunder, placed his head against the mid-space. That was a great conflict.
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so'gnirindramabravīdvyetu te krodha śreyāṃso vā ete'smat
Agni said to Indra: "Let your anger depart; these are better than we."
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yadi vā etānkrodhayiṣyati neha kiṃ cana pariśekṣyate
"If indeed you anger them, nothing at all will remain here,
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etebhyo vai vayaṃ jātāsma iti
for we are born from them."
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