Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 0.3
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Prajāpati was engaged [in a rite] for a thousand years.
Having completed seven hundred years, he won this victory, the victory that is his.
Mounting to the heavenly world, he said to the gods: "You must complete these three hundred years."
"So be it," [they replied].
Having completed three hundred years, they won that very victory which Prajāpati had won.
They all became equal in measure to Prajāpati, saying: "We have attained! We have attained!"
They said: "With divine bodies, with immortal bodies we have completed this; mortals will not complete it. Come, let us gather together this sacrifice."
They gathered it together into the year.
They said: "This is indeed large; let us gather it together further."
They gathered it together into the twelve-day rite.
They said: "This is indeed large; let us gather it together further."
They gathered it together into the pṛṣṭhya six-day rite.
They said: "This is indeed large; let us gather it together further."
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Into the three-day rite, into the two-day rite, into the Aptoryāma, into the Atirātra, into the Vājapeya, into the Ṣoḍaśin, into the Ukthya,
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into the Agniṣṭoma, into the iṣṭis and animal sacrifices, into the four-month seasonal sacrifices, into the new- and full-moon sacrifices,
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into these two oblations of the fire-offering they gathered it together.
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Therefrom he is not defeated.
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- Jaiminīyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit