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Jaiminīya (Talavakāra) Brāhmaṇa 38.222

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38.222

Now the Mādila [sāman] with the word-finale, based on the Rathantara. / Therefore it is performed on a Rathantara day. / The gods desired, 'May our Soma be rich in intoxicating power, may we rejoice in the intoxication of Soma.' / They saw this sāman. / With it they praised. / Thereupon their Soma became rich in intoxicating power; they rejoiced in the intoxication of Soma. / That is the mādilatva of the Mādila [sāman]. / Sap, indeed, is intoxication. / With sap, indeed, they then became fat. / Soma becomes rich in sap, rich in intoxicating power, for him who knows thus. / Moreover, their Chandomas would be, as it were, unobtained, if they were to perform this here. / Drained, as it were, are these Chandomas, having the third pressing as their seat. / For the third pressing is drained, as it were. / That the Mādila is here, by that they place sap into the Chandomas; they swell them by this.

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Now the Surūpa [sāman], for the prosperity of form itself.

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The Āṅgirases, performing austerity, were deprived of form and luster.

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They desired, 'May we be united with form and luster.'

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They saw this sāman.

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With it they praised.

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Thereupon, indeed, they were united with form and luster.

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They said, 'We have become well-formed (surūpāḥ).'

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That is the surūpatva of the Surūpa [sāman].

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He who knows thus is united with form and luster.

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Surūpa Āṅgirasa, desiring cattle, performed austerity.

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He saw this sāman.

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With it he praised.

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He approached this iḷā.

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Cattle, indeed, are iḷā.

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Thereupon, indeed, he obtained cattle.

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