Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 6.2.21-32
Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa 6.2.21-32
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6.2.21
tam tṛtīyam abhyāyacchat /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.22
tam abravīt kathā mā abhyāyacchasi iti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.23
tṛtīyam me nāma kurv ity abravīt /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.24
na vā idam dvābhyām nāmabhyām annam atsyāmi iti /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.25
sa vai tvam ity abravīt paśu patir eva iti / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.26
yat paśu patir vāyus tena /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.27
na ha vā enam paśu patir hinasti /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.28
na asya prajām na asya paśūn na asya bruvāṇam cana / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.29
atha ya enam dveṣṭi /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.30
sa eva pāpīyān bhavati /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.31
nasa ya evam veda / (Zūlagava: brahmatva)
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
6.2.32
tasya vratam brāhmaṇam eva na parivaded iti /
vi. 4. A third time he grasped him; he said to him, ‘Why dost thou grasp me?’ He replied, ‘Give me a third name, for with two names only I shall not eat food here. He answered, ‘Thou art the lord of cattle.’ Since Vāyu is the lord of cattle, the lord of cattle harms him not, nor his offspring, nor his cattle, nor any one claiming to be his. He who hates him becomes worse, not he who knows thus. His vow is ‘One should not speak ill of a Brahman.’
Translations (2)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (1)
- Kauṣītakavyākhyā — Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Ṛgvedabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit