Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 28.6.23

28.6.23

medhātithir yājyāḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(prātaḥ savanam))

xxviii. 8. Then comes the consideration of the Praiṣas for the season (sacrifices). Kaṇva it was who saw the Praiṣas for the seasonal (sacrifices); and Medhātithi the offering verses; Medhātithi is a descendant of Kaṇva. With this the two smote away evil. He who desires 'May I smite away death, the evil,' should sacrifice with these.