[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) › 23.2.31 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 23.2.31 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 23.2.31 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [23.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.23.2.31) ātmā vai pūrvam padam prajā uttamam / (soma: pṛṣṭhya sadaha) > The self is the first pada, offspring the last. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 23.2.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.23.2.30) - [Next: 23.2.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.23.2.32) - [Up: 23.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.23.2) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.23.2.31) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.23.2.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.23.2.31) · Pramāṇa