Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.13.27

26.13.27

asmā asmā iti saprabhṛti /

xxvi. 16. 'Three friendships hath man's worship' is the first of the Marutvatīyas in Triṣṭubh, containing (the word) 'three'; it is a symbol of the third day. 'Indra maketh for the car a way forward' is the second, containing (the word) 'stand' in 'hath stood upon' in 'Which in strength the generous one hath stood upon'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he stands as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'Stand on the bays being yoked to the car' is the third, containing (the word) 'stand' in 'stand'; this is a symbol of the end; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he stands as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'Let him sing the Sāman springing forth as of a bird' is the fourth; (the word) 'Sāman' is a symbol of yonder world. 'Sing ye forth to the glad one the song rich in food' is the fifth in Jagatī; in that it has the same ending, it has the symbol of the end. 'May the true one come hither, the generous, he of the Soma lees' is the first of the Niṣkevalyas in Triṣṭubh. There is repetition in 'Let loose, O hero'; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he repeats as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'To him the strong, the impetuous' is the second, having the same beginning in 'To him', and 'To him'; just as that which has the same ending, so that which has the same beginning is a symbol of the end. 'As the sky surpasseth the earth, O Indra, that which our foes' is the third; (the word) 'sky' is a symbol of yonder world. 'That highest power of thine is on high' is the fourth; there is repetition in 'highest on high'; the ninth day is the end; having gone to the end, he repeats as it were, for hence whitherward should he go? 'I was the first lord of wealth' and 'To the all conquering, the booty conquering, the light conquering' are two (hymns) in Jagatī; in 'I' and 'I' there is the same beginning; just as that which has the same ending, so that which has the same beginning is a symbol of the end; in 'conquering' and 'conquering' there is repetition; the ninth day is the