[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) › 18.1.9-18 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 18.1.9-18 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 18.1.9-18 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [18.1.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.9) tat sahasram anvākarod duhitra ūhyamānāyai / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.10) tad āsām devatānām āsīt / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.11) tā abruvann ājim āyāma asmint sahasra iti / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.12) tā ājim āyan / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.13) tad aśvinā udajayatām rāsabhena / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.14) tasmād bahvyo devatāḥ śasyante / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.15) atha āśvinam ity ākhyāyate / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.16) tata u ha etad uta rāsabho na sarvam iva javam dhāvati / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.17) sutam mayā iti hatam manyamānaḥ sahasram śaṃset / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [18.1.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.18) sahasram hy udajayatām / > marriage this thousand (of verses) that was in the possession of these deities; they said ‘Let us run a race for this thousand’; they ran the race; then the Açvins were victorious by means of the ass. Therefore are many gods celebrated, and yet it is called the Āçvina. Hence, moreover, the ass does not run with his full speed, considering himself worn out (because) ‘I have done my running.’ A thousand should he recite, for a thousand they too won. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ## Translations (2) - [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-keith.18.p4) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.18.1.9) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.9-18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.1.9-18) · Pramāṇa