Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 29.1

29.1.1

atha yatra ha tat sarva carau devā yajñam atanvata /

Now, when the gods performed the sacrifice at Sarvacaru,

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.2

tān ha arbudaḥ kādraveyo madhyaṃdina upodāsṛpyā.(?).uvāca / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Arbuda Kādraveya slithered up to them at midday and said:

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.3

ekā vai va iyam hotrā na kriyate grāva stotriyā /

'One function of the hotṛ is indeed not performed—that of the grāvastut.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.4

tām vo aham karavāṇy upa mā hvayadhvam iti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Let me perform that for you; invite me.'

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.5

te ha tathā ity ūcuḥ /

They said, 'So be it.'

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.6

tam ha upajuhuvire /

They invited him.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.7

sa etā grāva stotriyā abhirūpā apaśyat / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

He saw these appropriate [verses] of the grāvastut:

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.8

pra ete vadantu pra vayam vadāma iti pravadatsu /

'Let these speak out, let us speak out' when they speak out;

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.9

pra hi te vadanti prasavadati / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

for they speak out, he speaks out.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.10

atha yatra bṛhad bṛhad iti /

Now where [there is] 'loudly, loudly'—

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.11

bṛhad vadanti madireṇa mandinā iti tatra / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

there [he recites] 'They speak loudly with the exhilarating [soma] intoxicant.'

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.12

vi ṣū muñca iti vimuñcatsu /

'Unfasten thoroughly' when they unfasten.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.13

tā vai caturdaśa bhavanti /

They are fourteen [verses].

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.14

daśa vā aṅgulayaś catvāro grāvāṇaḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Ten are the fingers, four are the pressing-stones;

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.15

etad eva tad abhisampadyante /

to that they correspond.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.16

tā vai jagatyo bhavanti /

They are in the Jagatī metre.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.17

jāgatā vai grāvāṇaḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

The pressing-stones belong to the Jagatī metre.

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.18

atha yat triṣṭubhā paridadhāti /

Now, that he concludes with a Triṣṭubh [verse]—

xxix. 1. When the gods at Sarvacaru performed the sacrifice, Arbuda Kādraveya came up to them at the midday (pressing) and said to them, 'One Hotṛ's office is not being performed for you, that of the Grāvastut; let me perform it for you, do ye invite me.' They said 'So be it'; they invited him; he saw these appropriate (verses) of the Grāvastut, namely, 'Let them call forth; let us call forth,' when they call forth, for they call forth indeed; then when (they say) 'mightily mightily' (the verse containing 'mightily' is used), 'They speak out mightily with the strong exhilarating (drink)'; 'Set free the thought of him that hath pressed' (is the verse) when they set free. They are fourteen; the fingers are ten, the pressing stones are four; they make up this (number). They are Jagatī verses; the stones are connected with the Jagatī. In that he concludes

29.1.16_2

tā vai jagatyo bhavanti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

they are indeed in the Jagatī metre;

with a Triṣṭubh, thereby at the midday (pressing) is the Triṣṭubh secured. He praises, standing; the stones stand as it were. He praised wearing a turban, and with eyes tied up; therefore now also wearing a turban (the priest) praises the stones. Moreover they say ‘The eye came’; it was a serpent; thus did poison come to the priests; he used these (verses) connected with (Soma) the purifying, and repelling poison, in praise; in that he uses these (verses) connected with (Soma) the purifying and repelling poison, verily (it serves) for the healing of the sacrifice and the curing of the sacrificers.’

29.1.17_2

jāgatā vai grāvāṇaḥ /

the pressing-stones belong to the Jagatī metre;

29.1.18_2

atha yat triṣṭubhā paridadhāti /

now, that he concludes with a Triṣṭubh [verse],

29.1.19

teno madhyaṃdine triṣṭub upāptā / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

thereby the Triṣṭubh is obtained at the midday [pressing].

29.1.20

sa vai tiṣṭhann abhiṣṭauti /

He praises standing.

29.1.21

tiṣṭhanti iva vai grāvāṇaḥ /

The pressing-stones stand, as it were.

29.1.22

sa vā uṣṇīṣy apinaddha akṣo abhituṣṭāva /

He praised wearing a turban and with his eyes bound.

29.1.23

tasmād v apy etarhy uṣṇīṣy eva grāvṇo abhiṣṭauti /

Therefore even now one praises the pressing-stones wearing a turban.

29.1.24

atho khalv āhuḥ / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

Moreover, indeed, they say:

29.1.25

cakṣur hā ha sa sarpa āsa /

He was an eye-poisoned serpent.

29.1.26

tad ṛtvijo viṣam apīyāya /

His poison approached the priests.

29.1.27

sa etāḥ pāvamānīr viṣa apamadanīr abhituṣṭāva /

He praised with these Pavamāna verses that dispel poison.

29.1.28

tad yat pāvamānīr viṣa apamadanīr abhiṣṭauti / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

That he praises with Pavamāna verses that dispel poison is

29.1.29

yajñasya eva śāntyai /

verily for the appeasement of the sacrifice,

29.1.30

yajamānasya ca bhiṣajyāyai / (soma: hotraka śastrāṇi(mādhyaṃdina savanam))

and for the healing of the sacrificer.