[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) › 26.8 # Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.8 Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 26.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [26.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.1) mahān indro nṛvadā carṣaṇiprā iti traiṣṭubhānām prathamam marutvatīyānām / > xxvi. 12. ‘Great is Indra, manlike, spreading over mortals’ is the first of the Marutvatīyas in Triṣṭubh, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.2) mahadvat sad abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > xxvi. 12. ‘Great is Indra, manlike, spreading over mortals’ is the first of the Marutvatīyas in Triṣṭubh, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.3) imā u tvā purutamasya kāror iti dvitīyam / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.4) havyam vīra havyā havanta ity abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.5) kva sya vīraḥ ko apaśyad indram iti tṛtīyam / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.6) sukha ratham īyamānam haribhyām ity abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.7) mahaścit tvam indra yata etān iti caturtham / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.8) mahaścid asi tyajaso varūta iti mahadvad sad abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.9) tam asya dyāvā pṛthivī sacetasā iti pañcamam / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.10) yadā etat kṛṇvāno mahimānam indriyam iti mahadvat sad abhyārabdhavat / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.11) traiṣṭubha jāgate jāgatam jagan madhyaṃdino hy eṣa tryahaḥ / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.12) tvam mahān indra tubhyam ha kṣā iti traiṣṭubhānām prathamam niṣkevalyānām / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.13) mahadvat sad abhyārabdhavat / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.14) tvam mahān indra yo ha śuṣmair iti dvitīyam mahadvat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.15) mahadvadd hy etad ahaḥ / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.16) apūrvyā purutamāny asmā iti tṛtīyam / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.17) mahe vīrāya tavase turāya iti mahadvat sad abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.18) tām su te kīrtim maghavan mahitvā iti caturtham / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.19) mahadvat sad abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.20) imām te dhiyam pra bhare maho mahīm iti pañcamam / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.21) mahadvad sad abhyārabdhavat / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.22) traiṣṭubha jāgate jāgatam jagan madhyaṃdino hy eṣa tryahaḥ / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.23) pañca pañca sūktāni niṣkevalya marutvatīyayoḥ śasyante madhyame chandome / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.24) paśavo vai chandomāḥ / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.25) pāṅktāḥ paśavaḥ / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.26) paśūnām eva āptyai / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.27) tāni daśa sampadyante / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.28) daśa daśinī virāṭ / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.29) śrīr virāḍ anna adyam / > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain cattle. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [26.8.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8.30) śriyo virājo anna adyasya upāptyai / (soma: chandomāh) > contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘These thee of many a poet’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Call thee that art to be invoked, O hero’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Where is this hero, who hath seen Indra?’ is the third containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Going with the bays on a fair chariot’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Even from great, O Indra, thou those that approach’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘Even from great misfortune thou art the protector’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Him sky and earth of one mind’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ in ‘What time he went revealing greatness and power’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra; to thee the earth’ is the first in Triṣṭubh of the Niṣkevalyas, containing (the word) ‘great’, for this day contains (the word) ‘great’. ‘Thou art great, O Indra, who by thy might’ is the second, containing (the word) ‘great’ and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘Many not of old to him’ is the third, containing (the word) ‘great’, in ‘To the great, the hero, impetuous, eager’, and also (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This fame for thee, O bounteous one, through thy greatness’ is the fourth, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. ‘This prayer to thee I offer, the great one’ is the fifth in Jagatī, containing (the word) ‘great’ and (the idea) ‘begun’. Five hymns each are recited in the Niṣkevalya and the Marutvatīya in the middle Chandoma; the Chandomas are cattle; cattle are fivefold; verily (they serve) to obtain 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.p22) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.26.8.1) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (3) - [Metrically restored text (van Nooten & Holland)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg*vnh.5.30.1) — Sanskrit - [Aitareyabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.aitreya.5.18) — Mahidāsa Aitareya, Sanskrit - [Kauthuma (Svādhyāya Maṇḍala edition, Pāraḍī)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.sama*kauthuma*satavalekar.3.9.10) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.26.8) · Pramāṇa