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In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.8) jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / > Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.9) agnir indro varuṇo mitro aryamā iti vaiśvadevam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > "Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman" is \[the hymn\] to All the Gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.10) yajñam janitvī tanvī ni māmṛjur iti jātavat / > "Having generated the sacrifice, they have cleansed their bodies" contains the word "birth" (jātavat). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.11) jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.12) vaiśvānarāya pṛthu pājase vipa iti vaiśvānarīyam / > "To Vaiśvānara of broad might, inspired" is \[the hymn\] to Vaiśvānara. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.13) tasmint sumnāni yajamāna ā caka ity āvat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > "In him the sacrificer has longed for favors" contains \[the prefix\] ā- (āvat). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.14) āvad vai caturthasya ahnaḥ prāyaṇīya rūpam / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > Containing \[the prefix\] ā- is indeed the characteristic feature of the introductory rite (prāyaṇīya) of the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.15) punaḥ prāyaṇīyam hi caturtham ahaḥ / > For the fourth day is a repeated introductory \[day\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.16) jāta āpṛṇo bhuvanāni rodasī iti jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > "Born, you filled the worlds, the two realms" contains the word "born" (jātavat). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.17) jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / > Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.18) pra ye śumbhante janayo na saptaya iti mārutam jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > "They who adorn themselves like wives, like steeds" is \[the hymn\] to the Maruts containing the word "birth" (jātavat). > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.19) jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / > Containing the word "birth" is indeed the characteristic feature of the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.20) janasya gopā ajaniṣṭa jāgṛvir iti jātavedasīyam jātavat / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > "The guardian of the people was born, watchful" is the hymn to Jātavedas, containing \[the word\] "born". > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.21) jātavad vai caturthasya ahno rūpam / > Containing \[the word\] "born" is indeed the characteristic of the fourth day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.22) annam caturthena ahnā āpnuvanti / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > They obtain food by means of the fourth day, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.23) candramasam devam devatānām / > the Moon among the deities; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [21.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2.24) diśo adhibhūtam śrotram ātman dadhate / (soma: abhiplava sadaha) > hearing, presiding over the directions, they place in themselves. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > fourth day: ‘Born without steed, without reins, worthy of praise’ is (the hymn) to the Ṛbhus, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Agni, Indra, Varuṇa, Mitra, Aryaman’ is (the hymn) to the All-gods, containing (the word) ‘born’ in ‘Having caused the sacrifice to be born they wipe their bodies’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘To Vaiçvānara with broad radiance bards’ is (the hymn) to Vaiçvānara, containing (the word) ‘hither’ in ‘In him the sacrificer looks hither for favour’; that which contains (the word) ‘hither’ is a symbol of the fourth day as an opening ceremony, for the fourth day is a repetition of the opening ceremony. In ‘Born thou didst fill the worlds, the two firmaments’, it contains (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘Those that shine forth, like women, the racers’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. ‘He hath been born, guardian of men, wakeful’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘born’; that which contains (the word) ‘born’ is a symbol of the fourth day. Food with the fourth day they obtain, the moon the god, the quarters the supreme essence of the deities; the ear they confer upon themselves. > — 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.21.p5) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.21.2.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.2) · Pramāṇa