[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) › 22.2 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 22.2 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 22.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [22.2.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.1) yuñjate mana uta yujñate dhiyaḥ pra dyāvā yajñaiḥ pṛthivī ṛtāvṛdhā iha iha vo manasā bandhutā nara ity ārbhavam / > 'Yuñjate mana uta yuñjate dhiyaḥ', 'Pra dyāvā yajñaiḥ pṛthivī ṛtāvṛdhā', and 'Iheha vo manasā bandhutā naraḥ' are the ārbhava recitation. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.2) tena niyacchati / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > With it he restrains \[the sacrifice\]. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.3) yuktavanti ca vai pravanti ca prathame ahant sūktāni śasyante / > For hymns containing 'yukta' and containing 'pra' are recited on the first day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.4) tad yad iha iha va ity ārbhavam karoti / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > As to why he uses 'Iheha vaḥ' as the ārbhava hymn: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.5) tan niyatyā apracyutyai rūpam / > it is a mark for restraint, for not falling away. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.6) hayo na vidvān ayuji svayam dhuri iti vaiśvadevam yuktavat / > 'Hayo na vidvān ayuji svayaṃ dhuri' is the vaiśvadeva recitation, containing 'yukta'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.7) yuktavad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > For \[a verse\] containing 'yukta' is the characteristic mark of the first day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.8) tasya dve uttame utsṛjati / > He leaves out its last two verses \[thinking\]: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.9) kuvid ete avadhṛte āgnimārute śasyete iti / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > 'Will not these two, having been determined, be recited in the Agnimāruta recitation?' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.10) tad u ha sma āha kauṣītakiḥ / > On this point Kauṣītaki used to say: > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.11) śaṃsed eva sūktasya avyavacchedāya iti / > 'He should indeed recite them, so that the hymn is not broken up.' > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.12) na ha vā ṛk śastreṇa yāta yāmā bhavati / > A verse does not lose its ritual potency by recitation, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.13) na anuvacanena / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > nor by repetitive recitation; > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.14) vaṣaṭ kāreṇa ha vai sā yāta yāmā bhavati samāne ahan / > it is by the vaṣaṭ-call indeed that it loses its ritual potency on the same day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.15) vaiśvānarāya pṛthu pājase vipa iti vaiśvānarīyam / (pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > 'Vaiśvānarāya pṛthupājase vipaḥ' is the vaiśvānara hymn. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [22.2.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.16) tasmint sumnāni yajamāna ā caka ity āvat / > In it occurs 'tasmint sumnāni yajamāna ā cake', containing 'ā'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.17) āvad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > For \[a verse\] containing 'ā' is the characteristic mark of the first day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.18) pra śardhāya mārutāya sva bhānava iti mārutam pravat / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > 'Pra śardhāya mārutāya svabhānave' is the māruta hymn, containing 'pra'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.19) pravad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / > For \[a verse\] containing 'pra' is the characteristic mark of the first day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.20) pra tavyasīm navyasīm dhītim agnaya iti jātavedasīyam pravat / > 'Pra tavyasīṃ navyasīṃ dhītim agnaye' is the hymn to Jātavedas, containing 'pra'. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.21) pravad vai prathamasya ahno rūpam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > For \[a verse\] containing 'pra' is the characteristic mark of the first day. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.22) imaṃl lokam prathamena ahnā āpnuvanti / > By the first day they obtain this world, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.23) gāyatrīm chandas trivṛtam stomam rathantaram sāma / > the Gāyatrī among metres, the Trivṛt among stomas, the Rathantara among sāmans, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.24) prācīm diśam vasantam ṛtūnām / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > the eastern quarter, spring among seasons, > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [22.2.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2.25) vasūn devān deva jātam agnim adhipatim / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > the Vasu gods, and Agni the overlord born of the gods. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) > nara, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward to the horde of the Maruts, self-radiant’ is (the hymn) to the Maruts, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. ‘Forward the strong, new, hymn to Agni’ is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) ‘forward’; that which contains (the word) ‘forward’ is a symbol of the first day. This world with the first day they obtain, the Gāyatrī metre, the Trivṛt Stoma, the Rathantara Sāman, the eastern quarter, the spring of seasons, the Vasus the gods, Agni, born of the gods, the overlord. > — 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.22.p5) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.22.2.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.22.2) · Pramāṇa