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'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.2) tad etat saṃjñā śrīḥ sūktam / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.3) etena ha vā indraś ca marutaś ca samajānata / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.4) abhisaṃjānate ha vā asmai svā śraiṣṭhyāya ya evam veda / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.5) kayā matī kuta etāsa eta ity āvad rāthantaram / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.6) tyam su meṣam mahayā svarvidam iti jāgatam / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.7) aindram vavṛtyām avase suvṛktibhir ity āvad rāthantaram / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.8) traiṣṭubha jāgate jāgatam jagan madhyaṃdino hy eṣa tryahaḥ / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.9) tad āhur yad rathantaram pṛṣṭham saptamasya ahna āyatanena atha kasmād anvaham bṛhat kriyata iti / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.10) tāni vā etāny ahāni mahā stomāni bhavanti / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.11) tasmād anvaham bṛhat kriyate / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.12) eteṣām eva ahnām sabalatāyai / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.13) eteṣām chandomānām asamavaplutāyā iti / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.14) bṛhata ātānam śastvā rathantarasya yonim śaṃsati / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.15) na āha eva naḥ pitā yo anya vādam sā eva āsīd iti ha sma āha kauṣītakiḥ / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.16) yatra tu kvaca ete sāmanī samāne ahant samnipatetām / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.17) anv eva tatra itarasya itarasya vā yonim anuśaṃset / > xxvi. 9. 'With what array, of one age, of one home?' is the Marutvatīya; that is called the 'prosperity hymn'. With it Indra and the Maruts came to an accord. The pre-eminence of him who knows thus men accept. It contains (the word) 'hither' in 'With what mind have they come hither, and whence?', and is connected with the Rathantara. 'That ram that winneth the light I glorify' is a Jagatī, containing (the word) 'hither' in 'Hither Indra would I turn for aid with good offerings', and is connected with the Rathantara. They say, 'Seeing that the Rathantara is normally the Pṛṣṭha of the seventh day, then why is the Bṛhat performed daily?' These days have great Stomas; therefore daily is the Bṛhat performed, to confer equality of might on these days, to secure inequality of might of these Stomas. Having recited the extension of the Bṛhat he recites the basis of the Rathantara. 'Our father did not teach us any recitation of the basis; each stood alone', Kauṣītaki used to say, 'But whenever the Sāmans fall together on the same day then he should recite also the basis of the one or the other'. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.18) yady u kaṇva rathantaram kuryuḥ / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.19) na asya yonim anuśaṃset / (soma: chandomāh) > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.20) na hy anyeṣām pṛṣṭhānām yoniḥ śasyā bhavati iti / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.21) tam u ṣṭuhi yo abhibhūty ojā tyam meṣam puru hūtam ṛgmiyam ity ubhe abhivatī / (soma: chandomāh) > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.22) tad rāthantaram rūpam / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.23) traiṣṭubha jāgate jāgatam jagan madhyaṃdino hy eṣa tryahaḥ / (soma: chandomāh) > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.24) dve dve sūkte niṣkevalya marutvatīyayoḥ śasyete prathame chandome / (soma: chandomāh) > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.25) dvipād yajamānaḥ / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.26) pratiṣṭhityai / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.27) tāni catvāri sampadyante / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.28) paśavo vai chandomāḥ / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.29) catuṣṭayā vai paśavaḥ / > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5.30) atho catuṣpādāḥ paśūnām eva āptyai / (soma: chandomāh) > ‘But, if they use the Rathantara of Kaṇva, then he should not recite also the basis, for the basis of other Pṛṣṭhas is not to be recited’, Kauṣītaki used to say. ‘Praise him who hath might to overcome’, and ‘Towards this ram much invoked, worthy of praise’ are hymns in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī, both containing (the word) ‘towards’; this is a symbol of the Rathantara. Two hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya of the first Chandoma; the sacrificer has two feet; (they serve) for support. They make up four; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fourfold; moreover, they are four-footed; (they serve) for the obtaining of cattle. > — 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.26.p17) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.26.5.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.5) · Pramāṇa