Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 2.235

2.235

This ten-syllabled virāj is indeed the measure of man. / There are ten breaths in man. / That indeed is the praise of these one hundred and ninety stotriya verses. / For this Agniṣṭoma is praised as having one hundred and ninety [verses]. / That which is one hundred and eighty is the kṛta [throw]. / Ten also is a kṛta, being a kṛta. / Regarding this, the Kurus say: 'This is a dvāpara, since one hundred and ninety stotriya verses are the lowest of the three throws: / kṛta, tretā, dvāpara.' / Two stotriya verses are to be praised over and above. / That stoma turns out to be a kṛta. / By the kṛta he wins that which he wishes to win. / By the kṛta he breaks forth. / Moreover, these two wings are the two pavamāna [lauds]. / He makes them equal. / Moreover, the sacrificial rite becomes all-shining. / Moreover, it is over-praised by two. / Those two are the two breasts of the virāj. / That two-footed sacrificer [stands] for firm support.