[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) › 18.8.16 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 18.8.16 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 18.8.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [18.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.8.16) yajñasya eva sabhāratāyai / > xviii. 11. The Anūbandhyā (is explained). The offering of the cow is the fourth pressing; therefore is it immovable, for it is the fourth of the pressings. It is offered to Mitra and Varuṇa, for (the victim) for Agni and Soma has been offered before; therefore is it for Mitra and Varuṇa, to secure the equipoise of the sacrifice. Moreover, in that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, therein is Mitra neglected; therefore is it for Mitra and Varuṇa, to secure Mitra also. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) - [Previous: 18.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.8.15) - [Next: 18.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.8.17) - [Up: 18.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.8) ## 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.p23) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.18.8.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.18.8.16) · Pramāṇa