[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) › 21.4.16 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 21.4.16 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 21.4.16 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [21.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.4.16) yo jāta eva prathamo manasvān iti niṣkevalyam / > "He who, as soon as born, the first, thoughtful" is the Niṣkevalya recitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 21.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.4.15) - [Next: 21.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.4.17) - [Up: 21.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.4) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.21.4.16) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.21.4.16) · Pramāṇa