[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) › 19.5 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 19.5 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 19.5 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [19.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.1) mukham vā etat saṃvatsarasya yac caturviṃśaḥ / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.2) tasmād agniṣṭomo bhavati / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.3) agniṣṭomo hi yajñānām mukham / (soma: gavāmayana) > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.4) mukhata eva tat saṃvatsaram prīṇanti / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.5) tadd ha eka ukthyam kurvanti / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.6) yajñasya eva sabhāratāyai / (soma: gavāmayana) > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.7) tasya caturviṃśaḥ stomo bhavati / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.8) caturviṃśatir vai saṃvatsarasya ardha māsāḥ / (soma: gavāmayana) > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.9) saṃvatsarasya eva āptyai / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.10) tasya vai trīṇi ṣaṣṭi śatāni stotriyāṇām bhavanti / (soma: gavāmayana) > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.11) trīṇi vai ṣaṣṭi śatāni saṃvatsarasya ahnām / > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.12) tat saṃvatsarasya ahāny āpnuvanti / (soma: gavāmayana) > xix. 8. The Caturviṅça is the beginning of the year; therefore it is an Agniṣṭoma, for the Agniṣṭoma is the beginning of the sacrifices; verily thus at the beginning they delight the year. Some make it an Ukthya, for the equipoise of the sacrifice. It has the Caturviṅça Stoma; the half months of the year are twenty-four; verily (it serves) to obtain the year. There are in it three hundred and sixty Stotriyās; three hundred and sixty are the days of the year; verily (they serve) to obtain the year. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.13) tasya bṛhat pṛṣṭham bhavati / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.14) dvitīyam vā etad ahnām dvitīyam bṛhat pṛṣṭhānām / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.15) tasmād asya bṛhat pṛṣṭham bhavati / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.16) atha yatra caturviṃśa stomam upayanti / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.17) avadhṛtam vā u tatra mahā vratam / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.18) bṛhad u vā āyatanena mahā vratasya pṛṣṭham bhavati / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.19) tasmād bṛhad eva etasya ahnaḥ pṛṣṭham syād iti / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.20) tasya saṃvat saṃvatsaram abhi paryuditāni chando rūpāṇi / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.21) hotā ajaniṣṭa cetana ity aṣṭarcam ājyam gāyatrī mātram / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.22) gāyatrī mātro vai stomaḥ / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.23) tad vai śastram samṛddham yas stomena sampadyate / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.24) mādhuc chandasaḥ praugaḥ sa vai samṛddhaḥ / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.25) tasya rūpeṇa anye praugāḥ kalpante / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.26) samṛddham me prathamataḥ karma kṛtam asad iti / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.27) ā tvā ratham yathā ūtaya iti marutvatīyasya pratipat / > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.28) idam vaso sutam andha ity anucaraḥ / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [19.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5.29) eṣa eva nitya ekāha ātānas tasya uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: gavāmayana) > The Pṛṣṭha (Stotra) in it is the Bṛhat (Sāman); this is the second of the days; the Bṛhat is the second of the Pṛṣṭhas; therefore is its Pṛṣṭha the Bṛhat. Again the Mahāvrata is fixed there where they approach the Caturviṅça; the Bṛhat is in its place the Pṛṣṭha of the Mahāvrata; therefore (they say) ‘Let the Bṛhat be the Pṛṣṭha of this (day).’ It has the word ‘together’; the year is uttered around about. There are in its verses the following symbols. ‘The Hotṛ is born, the wise’ is the Ājya of eight verses in Gāyatrī metre; the Stoma is in Gāyatrī metre; that Çastra is perfect which accords with the Stoma. The Praüga is of Madhuchandas; it is perfect; in its model are other Praügas shaped, (thinking) ‘May I have accomplished a rite successful from the beginning.’ ‘Thee like a car for aid’ is the strophe of the Marutvatīya; ‘This drink, O bright one, is pressed’ is the antistrophe. This is the regular one-day form; the explanation of it has been given. > — 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.19.p14) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.19.5.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.19.5) · Pramāṇa