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Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 24.3.3

Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 24.3.3

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Sanskrit

24.3.3

evam nu yadi rathantaram pṛṣṭham bhavati /

'O Indra, drink; for thee it hath been pressed for delight.' 'I shall proclaim the manly deeds of Indra', this of Hiraṇyastūpa having recited first, he inserts a Nivid in the hymn of nine Bṛhatī verses, 'Thy nearest, thy furthest aid.' So if the Pṛṣṭha be the Rathantara. 'But, if it be the Bṛhat, having recited the two of Bṛhatī verses first he should place Nivids in the two from the one-day (rite),' (they say). 'The Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya should be each of one hymn only' is the rule. 'Drink the Soma towards which, O dread one, thou hast penetrated' and 'Praise him who hath might to overcome' are (two hymns ) containing (the word) 'towards'; this is the symbol of the Abhijit. 'The third pressing should follow the normal one-day (rite)' is the rule; the Abhijit is a one-day (rite); the one-day (rite) is a support; verily (it serves) for support.

Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

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