Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 22.4.8-19
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 22.4.8-19
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- Sanskrit
22.4.8
yajñasya vo rathyam viśpatim viśām iti śāryātam vaiśvadevam /
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.9
vṛṣā ketur yajato dyām aśāyata iti vṛṣaṇvat tasya uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.10
pṛṣkasya vṛṣṇo vṛṣṇe śardhāya iti vṛṣaṇvatī tayor uktam brāhmaṇam /
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.11
nū cit sahotā amṛto ni tundata iti jātavedasīyam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.12
hotā yad dūto abhavad vivasvata iti vivat tasya uktam brāhmaṇam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.13
tasya prātar makṣū dhiyāvasur jagamyād ity uttamā /
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.14
param eva etad ahar abhivadati / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.15
param eva etad ahar abhyārabhya vasanti iti ha sma āha kauṣītakiḥ /
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.16
antarikṣa lokam dvitīyena ahnā āpnuvanti /
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.17
triṣṭubham chandaḥ pañcadaśam stomam bṛhat sāma / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.18
dakṣiṇām diśam grīṣmam ṛtūnām /
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
22.4.19
rudrān devān deva jātam indram adhipatim / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha)
charioteer of the sacrifice, the lord of the folk' is (the hymn) to the All-gods by Çaryāta, containing (the word) 'strong' in 'The strong banner, the holy one, hath attained the sky'; the explanation of this has been given. 'The might of the swift, strong, ruddy one' and 'To the strong host, majestic, pious' are (two hymns) containing (the word) 'strong'; the explanation of them has been given. 'The immortal, born of strength, doth penetrate' is (the hymn) to Jātavedas, containing (the word) 'apart' in 'What time he became a messenger of Vivasvant'; the explanation of this has been given. The last verse of it is 'Early and soon at the prayer may the bright one come'; verily thus he refers to the next day; 'Verily thus they keep taking hold of the next day' Kauṣītaki used to say. The world of the atmosphere with the second day they obtain, the Triṣṭubh metre, the Pañcadaça Stoma, the Bṛhat Sāman, the southern quarter, the summer of the seasons, the Maruts the gods, Indra, born of the gods, the overlord.
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation