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# Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 5.5

Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 5.5

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [5.5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.1)

atho madhyastho vā indraḥ /

> Moreover, Indra stands in the middle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.2)

tasmād enam madhyato yajati /

> Therefore he sacrifices to him in the middle.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.3)

atha yad vāruṇī payasyā / (Cāturmāsya)

> Now, as to why \[there is\] curdled milk for Varuṇa:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.4)

indro vai varuṇaḥ /

> Varuṇa is indeed Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.5)

sa u vai payo bhojanaḥ /

> And he is one whose food is milk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.6)

tasmād vāruṇī payasyā / (Cāturmāsya)

> Therefore \[there is\] curdled milk for Varuṇa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.7)

atha yan mārutī payasyā /

> Now, as to why \[there is\] curdled milk for the Maruts:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.8)

apsu vai marutaḥ śritāḥ /

> The Maruts are resting in the waters.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.9)

tasmād enān payasyā yajati / (Cāturmāsya)

> Therefore he sacrifices to them with curdled milk.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.10)

āpo hi payaḥ /

> For milk is waters.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.11)

atho indrasya vai marutaḥ /

> Moreover, the Maruts belong to Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.12)

aindram payaḥ /

> Milk belongs to Indra.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.13)

tasmān mārutī payasyā / (Cāturmāsya)

> Therefore \[there is\] curdled milk for the Maruts.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.14)

atha yat kāya eka kapālaḥ /

> Now, as to why \[there is a cake\] on one potsherd for Ka:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [5.5.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.15)

prajāpatir vai kaḥ /

> Ka is Prajāpati.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.16)

tam eva tat prīṇāti / (Cāturmāsya)

> He thereby gratifies him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.17)

atho sukhasya eva etan nāmadheyam kam iti /

> Moreover, 'kam' is a name for happiness.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.18)

sukham eva tad ātman dhatte / (Cāturmāsya)

> He thereby places happiness in himself.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.19)

atha yan mithunau gāvau dadāti /

> Now, in that he gives a pair of cattle \[as dakṣiṇā\],  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.20)

tat prajātyai rūpam /

> that is a form of procreation.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.21)

atha yad vājino yajati / (Cāturmāsya)

> Now, as to why he sacrifices to the Vājins:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.22)

teṣām uktam brāhmaṇam /

> The Brāhmaṇa for them has \[already\] been stated.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.23)

atha yad apsu varuṇam yajati /

> Now, as to why he sacrifices to Varuṇa in water:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.24)

sva eva enam tad āyatane prīṇāti / (Cāturmāsya)

> He thereby gratifies him in his own abode.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.25)

atha yat parastāt paurṇamāsena yajate /

> Now, in that he sacrifices afterwards with the full moon sacrifice,  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25)

### [5.5.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki.5.5.26)

tathā ha asya pūrva pakṣe varuṇa praghāsair iṣṭam bhavati / (Cāturmāsya)

> thus indeed his sacrificing with the Varuṇapraghāsa rites takes place in the bright fortnight.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

> and Ka is Prajāpati, verily thus he delights him; moreover the word Ka is a name of happiness; verily thus he confers happiness upon himself. In that he gives two pairing cattle, that is the symbol of propagation. In that he sacrifices to the steeds, the explanation of that has been given. In that he sacrifices to Varuṇa in the waters, verily thus he delights him in his own home. In that afterwards he sacrifices with the full moon sacrifice, thus in the first half of the month does he sacrifice with the Varuṇapraghāsas.  
> — 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.5.p10) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.kausitaki~en-mt.5.5.1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Gopathabrāhmaṇa (ed. Gaastra 1919)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.gopatha*gaastra.2.1.22) — Sanskrit

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