[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki) › 10.4.8 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 10.4.8 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 10.4.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [10.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.10.4.8) tasmād eṣa vajra udyato yajña vāstau tiṣṭhed eva asura rakṣasāny apaghnann apabādhamāno yajñam caiva yajamānam ca abhigopāyann iti / (paśu: yūpa saṃskāra) > Therefore, as a raised thunderbolt, it should indeed remain standing on the sacrificial site, smiting and warding off the Asuras and Rakṣases, guarding both the sacrifice and the sacrificer.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 10.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.10.4.7) - [Next: 10.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.10.4.9) - [Up: 10.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.10.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.10.4.8) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.10.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.10.4.8) · Pramāṇa