Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 11.9
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 11.9
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11.9.1
atho trīṇi vā etāni sāhasrāṇy adhiyajñam /
Moreover, these three [recitations] in the sacrifice consist of a thousand [verses]:
11.9.2
prātar anuvāka āśvinam mahā vratam iti /
the morning recitation, the Āśvina śastra, and the Mahāvrata.
11.9.3
etad uktham mahā rātra upākuryāt purā vāco visargāt / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
He should begin this recitation deep in the night, before the emission of voice,
11.9.4
yatra etat paśavo manuṣyā vayāṃsi iti vācam vyālabhante purā tataḥ / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
before that time when animals, humans, and birds take up their voices,
11.9.6
āpīnām vācam avyāsiktām prathamata ṛdhnavāni iti /
[thinking,] 'Let me first attain swelling, undivided speech.'
11.9.7
na prātar anuvākam ca upāṃśv antaryāmau ca antareṇa vācam visṛjate / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
He does not utter [ordinary] speech between the morning recitation and the Upāṃśu and Antaryāma [offerings].
11.9.8
prāṇa apānau vā upāṃśv antaryāmau /
The Upāṃśu and Antaryāma are out-breath and in-breath.
11.9.9
vāk prātar anuvākaḥ /
The morning recitation is speech.
11.9.10
na it prāṇa apānau ca vācam ca anyena antar dadhāti iti / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
[He does so] lest he separate out-breath, in-breath, and speech with anything else.
11.9.11
tadd ha eke kaś chandasām yogam āveda dhīra iti japitvā atha āpo revatīḥ kṣayathā hi vasva iti pratipadyante / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
Now some, having murmured: 'Who is the wise one that knows the conjunction of metres?', begin with: 'O waters, rich in wealth, you possess goods.'
11.9.12
na āpo revatyai purastāt kiṃcana parihared iti /
Nothing should be omitted before 'O waters, rich in wealth.'
11.9.13
tad iha sthitam anāvraskāya tad iha sthitam anāvraskāya / (soma: prātar anuvāka)
This is established here for non-fracture; this is established here for non-fracture.
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