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They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.2) sa etām hotrām acchāvākīyām provāca / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.3) sa vā upahūtāyām iḍāyām ājagāma / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.4) tasmāt tan na pravṛṇate / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.5) sa vā etasmāt pūrvasmād uttarād avāntara deśād ājagāma / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.6) tasmād etasyām diśy āsīno acchāvāka upahavam icchate / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.7) tad āhuḥ kasmād acchāvākāya puroḍāśa dṛgalam pariharanti iti / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.8) alīkayur ha vācas pato naimiśīyānām dīkṣā upasatsu brahmā āsa / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.9) sa ha prasute acchāvākīyām cakāra / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.10) te ha ūcuḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.11) asmai vā imam purā brahma bhāgam paryaharan / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.12) kasmā enam pariharāma iti / > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.13) tasmā eva enam pariharata ity ūcuḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > xxviii. 4. When Nābhānediṣṭha Mānava sought an invitation from the Aṅgirases, he saw this Hotṛ function of the Achāvāka; he came when the sacrificial food had been invoked; therefore one does not select him. He came from this eastern intermediate region; therefore seated in this region the Achāvāka awaits his invitation. They say ‘Why do they keep a fragment of the cake for the Achāvāka?’ Alikayu Vācaspata was the Brahman at the consecration and Upasads of the Naimiṣīyas; he performed the Achāvāka’s function when the pressing had been done. They said ‘We have hitherto kept the Brahman’s portion for him; for whom shall we keep it?’ Then said they ‘For him do ye keep it.’ They kept it for > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.14) tam tasmai parijahruḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > him. This is the Brahman’s portion. Moreover the other goblets share in the sacrificial food; therefore they keep for the Achāvāka the fragment of the cake, to prevent the goblet having none of the sacrificial food. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.15) sa eṣa brahma bhāga eva / > him. This is the Brahman’s portion. Moreover the other goblets share in the sacrificial food; therefore they keep for the Achāvāka the fragment of the cake, to prevent the goblet having none of the sacrificial food. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.16) atho iḍā bhājo vā itare camasāḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > him. This is the Brahman’s portion. Moreover the other goblets share in the sacrificial food; therefore they keep for the Achāvāka the fragment of the cake, to prevent the goblet having none of the sacrificial food. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.17) tasmād acchāvākāya puroḍāśa dṛgalam pariharanti / > him. This is the Brahman’s portion. Moreover the other goblets share in the sacrificial food; therefore they keep for the Achāvāka the fragment of the cake, to prevent the goblet having none of the sacrificial food. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.4.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4.18) camasasya eva aparīḍatāyai / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > him. This is the Brahman’s portion. Moreover the other goblets share in the sacrificial food; therefore they keep for the Achāvāka the fragment of the cake, to prevent the goblet having none of the sacrificial food. > — 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.28.p7) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.28.4.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.4) · Pramāṇa