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# Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 4.5.11

Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 4.5.11

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [4.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.4.5.11)

sa etena yajane stṛṇute ha /

> iv. 7. Next as to the Çaunaka sacrifice. He who means to proceed with the Çaunaka sacrifice begins on the same full moon night; the explanation of this has been given. It is a sacrifice for one desiring to lay low (his enemies); with it should one desiring to lay low sacrifice; he who desires 'May I lay low the rival who hates me', should sacrifice with this; he lays him low indeed.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

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## Translations (2)

- [Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-keith.4.p9) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
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