Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 54.286

54.286

tāḥ pratnavatīrbhavanti
prajāpatirvai pratnaḥ
prajāpatāveva tatpratitiṣṭhanti
atho svargo vai lokaḥ pratnaḥ
svarga eva talloke pratitiṣṭhanti
tāsāṃ sarvāsāṃ samāvadakṣarāṇi padāni bhavanti
tadyatsamāvadakṣarāṇi padāni bhavanti tatsatobṛhatīnāṃ satobṛhatītvam
sarvato ha vai bṛhadbhavati ya evaṃ veda
tadu hovāca yāmano śrātalāyano yadā vā etadaharāgacchantyatha muhyanti
ato'nyā bṛhatīḥ kurvate
punānassoma dhāraye
tyeva bṛhatī kāryā
eṣā vai jñātā bṛhatī
yaddha vai bahavo yanto jñātamukhaṃ kṛtvā yanti sarve vāva te jñātā bhavanti
tadyat
punānassoma dhāraye
ti bṛhatī bhavati tenaivaitadaharjñātaṃ kriyate
bhūyāṃsi tu rūpāṇyaparādhyante
itarāṇyeva bhūyāṃsi rūpāṇi

They contain the word 'pratna' (ancient). / Prajāpati indeed is the ancient one. / It is in Prajāpati that they thereby find a firm standing. / Moreover, the heavenly world is ancient. / It is in the heavenly world that they thereby find a firm standing. / All of their quarters have an equal number of syllables. / That the quarters have an equal number of syllables, that is the Satobṛhatī-nature of the Satobṛhatī [verses]. / Great on every side becomes he who knows this. / With regard to this, Yāmana Śrātalāyana indeed said: 'When they come to this day, then they become confused. / Therefore they make other Bṛhatī [verses]. / Only: "Being purified, O Soma, in a stream..." / should be made the Bṛhatī. / That indeed is the well-known Bṛhatī. / When many, going forth, go having made a well-known one their leader, all of them indeed become well-known. / That the Bṛhatī is: / "Being purified, O Soma, in a stream...", / thereby this day is made well-known. / But more characteristics are missed; / the other [verses] indeed have more characteristics.'