Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 28.5

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 5. Then the Adhvaryu says to him ‘O Achāvāka, say what thou hast to say’; verily thus he says to him ‘O Achāvāka, expect an invitation.’ ‘Hither Agni for help for you’, (these verses) to Agni he recites; the morning pressing is connected with Agni; they are Anuṣṭubh verses; the Anuṣṭubh is the Gāyatrī; the metre of Agni is the Gāyatrī. They are three; Agni is threefold, coals, flame, and smoke. At the third saying with the Praṇava of the last verse, he unites the Nigada, ‘O sacrificer, O Hotṛ, O Adhvaryu, O Agnīdh, O Brahman, O Potṛ, O Neṣṭṛ, and thou also, O Upavaktṛ.’ The Upavaktṛ is the Praçāstṛ; it is said in a Ṛc, ‘The Upavaktṛ of men.’ ‘Be forcible with force, strong with strength’ (he says); ‘Force as food, strength as food with food do ye unite,’ in effect, he says to them. ‘To you may the kin, may those that are not kin yield (he says); ‘Whatever is kin, and whatever is not kin, may that yield to you,’ verily thus he says to them. This is declared in a Ṛc,

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.

xxviii. 6. ‘Kin or no kin, crush the foes.’ ‘The rivals beaten down in the way’ (he says); ‘Your rivals are destroyed in battle’, verily thus he says to them. ‘Conquer the attacking, conquer with the attacking’ (he says); the attacking is an army; ‘With an army an army conquer,’ verily thus he says to them. ‘May Indra hear, may Agni hearken to you’ (he says); ‘Let Indra hear you, let Agni hear’, verily thus he utters this benediction. ‘Standing forth, do ye proclaim the Soma to Indra and Agni, and do ye, O Brahmans, invite us who are Brahmans,’ verily thus he requires an invitation from all. ‘This Brahman here, or Achāvāka, desires an invitation’, the Adhvaryu says, ‘O Hotṛ, do thou invite him.’ Him the Hotṛ invites, for he is the chief sharer of them; ‘Whomever his chief invites, he indeed is invited’ Kauṣītaki used to say.