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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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.2) acchāvāka upahavam icchasva ity eva enam tad āha / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.3) acchā vo agnim avasa ity acchāvāka āgneyīr anvāha / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.4) āgneyam prātaḥ savanam / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.5) tā vā anuṣṭubho bhavanti / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.6) gāyatrī vai sā anuṣṭup / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.7) gāyatram agneś chandaḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.8) tā vai tisro bhavanti / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.9) trivṛd vā agnir aṅgārā arcir dhūma iti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.10) uttamāyai tṛtīye vacane praṇaveṇa nigadam upasaṃdadhāti / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.11) yajamāna hotar adhvaryo agnīd brahman pitar neṣṭar uta upavaktar iti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.12) praśāstā vā upavaktā / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.13) api vā ṛcā abhyuditam / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.14) upavaktā janānām iti / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.15) iṣeṣayadhvam.(?).ūrjor jayadhvam / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.16) annam vā iṣam annam ūrjam / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.17) annena samukṣadhvam ity eva enāṃs tad āha / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.18) ni vo jāmayo jihatām ny ajāmaya iti / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.19) yac ca jāmi yac ca ajāmi / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.20) tad vo nijihatām ity eva enāṃs tad āha / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.21) api vā ṛcā abhyuditam / > 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, > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.22) jāmim ajāmim pra mṛṇīhi śatrūn iti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.23) ni sapatnā yāmani bādhitāsa iti / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.24) nihatā vaḥ sapatnā samaraṇa ity eva enāṃs tad āha / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.25) jeṣatha abhītvarīm jeṣatha abhitvaryā iti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.26) senā abhītvarī / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.27) senayā senām jayata ity eva enāṃs tad āha / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.28) śravad va indraḥ śṛṇavad vo agnir iti / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.29) śṛṇotu na indraḥ śṛṇotv agnir ity āśiṣam eva tad vadate / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.30) prasthāya indra agnibhyām somam vocata upo asmān brāhmaṇān brāhmaṇa āhvayadhvam iti / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.31) sarveṣv eva tad upahavam icchate / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.32) tam hotā upahvayate / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.33) sa hi teṣām śreṣṭhī bhavati / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.34) yam vai śraiṣṭhy upahvayate / > 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. > — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) ### [28.5.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5.35) sa upahūta iti ha sma āha / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam)) > 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. > — 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.p9) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.28.5.1) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.28.5) · Pramāṇa