Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 58.353

58.353

tametyekākṣareṇa rathantaramādadata
tasmāttatprathame'hankriyate
prameti dvyakṣareṇa bṛhadādadata
tasmāttaddvitīye'hankriyate
pratimeti tryakṣareṇavairūpamādadata
tasmāttattṛtīye'hankriyate
asrīvagiti caturakṣareṇa vairājamādadata
tasmāttaccaturthe'hankriyate
sirikamasīti pañcākṣareṇa śākvaramādadata
tasmāttatpañcame'hankriyate
chardirindriyāvaditi ṣaḍakṣareṇa raivatamādadata
tasmāttatṣaṣṭhe'hankriyate
ā gayaṃ vīryaṃ yonimā dadhvaṃ vidvajjanasya chāye
ti vāmadevyamādadata
tasmāttanmadhyato yajñasya kriyate
yatparo yonimatiścyutitamabhūttad
ā dadhvaṃ vasviti yajñāyajñīyamādadata
tasmāttatparārdhe yajñasya kriyate

With the one-syllable [utterance] 'tam', they took back the Rathantara; therefore it is performed on the first day. With the two-syllable [utterance] 'pramā', they took back the Bṛhat; therefore it is performed on the second day. With the three-syllable [utterance] 'pratimā', they took back the Vairūpa; therefore it is performed on the third day. With the four-syllable [utterance] 'asrīvak', they took back the Vairāja; therefore it is performed on the fourth day. With the five-syllable [utterance] 'sirikam asi', they took back the Śākvara; therefore it is performed on the fifth day. With the six-syllable [utterance] 'chadir indriyāvat', they took back the Raivata; therefore it is performed on the sixth day. With 'ā gayaṃ vīryaṃ yonim ā dadhvaṃ vidvajjanasya chāye', they took back the Vāmadevya; therefore it is performed in the middle of the sacrifice. That which was trickled beyond the womb, with 'ā dadhvaṃ vasu', they took back the Yajñāyajñīya; therefore it is performed in the latter half of the sacrifice.