Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 17.3

17.3.1

gāyatrīḥ śaṃsati /

He recites Gāyatrīs.

17.3.2

prāṇo vai gāyatryaḥ /

The Gāyatrīs are the vital breath.

17.3.3

prāṇam eva tad ātman dhatte /

Thus he places the vital breath in himself.

17.3.4

sapta padām śaṃsati / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

He recites a seven-footed [verse].

17.3.5

sapta vai chandāṃsi /

The meters are seven.

17.3.6

sarveṣām eva chandasām āptyai /

[It is] for the attainment of all meters.

17.3.7

atho etayā saha gāyatryaś catasro anuṣṭubhaḥ sampadyante / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

Moreover, together with this, the Gāyatrīs amount to four Anuṣṭubhs.

17.3.8

tasmād etām śaṃsati sampade /

Therefore he recites this for fulfillment.

17.3.9

atha nityā anuṣṭubhaḥ śaṃsati /

Then he recites regular Anuṣṭubhs.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.10

ānuṣṭubho vai ṣoḍaśī / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

The Ṣoḍaśin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.11

tad enat svena chandasā samardhayati /

Thus he makes it prosper by its own meter.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.12

tā vā aṣṭau bhavanti /

They are indeed eight.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.13

etābhir vai devāḥ sarvā aṣṭīr āśnuvata / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

By these the gods attained all attainments.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.14

tatho eva etad yajamāna etābhir eva sarvā aṣṭīr aśnute /

In the same way, the sacrificer attains all attainments by these.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.15

triḥ śastayā paridhānīyayā daśa sampadyante / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

With the concluding verse recited three times, they amount to ten.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.16

daśa daśinī virāṭ /

The Virāj consists of tens.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.17

śrīr virāḍ anna adyam /

The Virāj is prosperity and food.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.18

śriyo virājo anna adyasya upāptyai / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

[It serves] for obtaining prosperity, the Virāj, and food.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.19

udyad bradhnasya viṣṭapam iti paridadhāti /

He concludes with: 'Rising to the vault of the bright one'.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.20

ado vai bradhnasya viṣṭapam yatra asau tapati / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

Yonder, indeed, is the vault of the bright one where yonder [sun] burns.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.23

tad eva tad yajamānam dadhāti /

There indeed he places the sacrificer.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.24

trivṛtā eva tad vajreṇa yajamānasya pāpmānam hanti / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

With that three-fold thunderbolt he slays the evil of the sacrificer.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.25

ta ete ślokā ghoṣā vīryāṇi ity ukthānām /

These are the verses, calls, and powers of the recitations.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.26

ślokī ghoṣī vīryavān kīrtimān bhavati ya evam veda ukthānām vīryāṇi / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

He becomes possessed of verses, calls, vigor, and fame who knows thus the powers of the recitations.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.27

tāḥ saṃśastāś catvāriṃśad anuṣṭubhaḥ sampadyante /

When fully recited, they amount to forty Anuṣṭubhs.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.28

catvāriṃśad akṣarā paṅktiḥ / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

The Paṅkti has forty syllables.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.29

pratiṣṭhā vai paṅktiḥ /

The Paṅkti is indeed a support.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.30

sarveṣv eva tad bhūteṣu yajamānam pratiṣṭhāpayati / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

He establishes the sacrificer in all beings.

xvii. 3. Then he recites Anuṣṭubhs of normal type; the Ṣoḍaçin is connected with the Anuṣṭubh; thus he causes it to prosper by its own symbol. They make up eight; by these (verses) the gods attained all attainments; verily thus also with these the sacrificer attains all attainments. With the last verse thrice repeated they make up ten; the Virāj consists of tens; the Virāj is prosperity and proper food; (they serve) to obtain the Virāj as prosperity and proper food. He concludes with ‘When up to the place of the bright one’; yonder is the place of the bright one where he yonder gives heat; verily thus he places the sacrificer there. Three times he utters the call for the Ṣoḍaçin, in the strophe, for the Nivid, for the concluding verse; the Ṣoḍaçin is threefold; verily thus with a threefold thunderbolt he smites the evil of the sacrificer. These are the fame, the sounds, the strengths of the litanies. Famous, resounding, strong, renowned does he become who knows thus the strengths of the litanies. They recited together make up forty Anuṣṭubhs; the Paṅkti has forty syllables; the Paṅkti is a support; verily thus in all creatures he establishes the sacrificer.

17.3.31

vihṛtayā triṣṭubhā yajed iti ha eka āhuḥ /

Some say: 'He should sacrifice with an interwoven Triṣṭubh':

xvii. 4. Some say ‘He should use an interpolated Triṣṭubh as offering verse’. ‘For indeed the courser.—Thou hast drunk of the ancient draughts, O lord of the bays.—For the courser is a courser.—Now let this pressing be thine only.—The courser is a bearer.—Drink the Soma rich in honey, O Indra.—For the courser is active.—Do thou ever, O strong one, pour into thy belly.’ But the rule is not to interpolate. The offering verses are duly prepared dishes for the gods; verily thus with a duly

17.3.32

evā hi vājyapāḥ pūrveṣām harivaḥ sutānām vājo hi vājy atho idam savanam kevalam te / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

'For as a prize-winner, drink of the former pressings, O bay-steeded one; for prize is winning, and this pressing is yours alone;'

17.3.33

voḍhā hi vājī mamadd hi somam madhumantam indra jiṣṇur hi vājī satrā vṛṣan jaṭhara āvṛṣasva iti / (soma: sodaśin & atiratra)

'For the prize-winner is the bearer; revel in the honeyed Soma, O Indra; for the prize-winner is victorious; all together, O bull, fill your belly!'