Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 16.10
English (machine translation) 16.10
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The uktha recitations of the Ukthya [sacrifice] are addressed to Indra and Agni.
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Indra and Agni indeed are all the gods.
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The third pressing belongs to the All-gods.
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[It is] for the gratification of all the gods.
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They lead forward to verses addressed to Agni for the Maitrāvaruṇa, [and] to verses addressed to Indra for the other two.
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Thereby they belong to Indra and Agni.
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They recite four hymns each.
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Cattle, indeed, are the ukthas.
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Cattle are fourfold;
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moreover, they are four-footed, [recited] for the attainment of cattle.
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They amount to twelve.
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Twelve, indeed, are the months of the year;
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[they are recited] for the attainment of the year.
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The recitations have four callings.
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Cattle, indeed, are the ukthas.
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Cattle are fourfold;
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moreover, they are four-footed, [recited] for the attainment of cattle.
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The offering verses for the ukthas are addressed to two deities.
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Two-footed is the sacrificer;
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[it is] for firm support.
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They amount to four.
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Cattle, indeed, are the ukthas.
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Cattle are fourfold;
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moreover, they are four-footed, [recited] for the attainment of cattle.
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The Maitrāvaruṇa's [offering verse] is addressed to Indra and Varuṇa,
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for his uktha belongs to Indra and Varuṇa.
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The Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin's [offering verse] is addressed to Indra and Bṛhaspati,
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for his uktha belongs to Indra and Viṣṇu.
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The first and the last [verses] contain the word 'mad'.
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For the third pressing contains the word 'mad'.
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They are Triṣṭubh verses.
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The Triṣṭubh is strength and heroic power;
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thus they place strength and heroic power in the sacrificer.
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They make the secondary vaṣaṭ-call for the appeasement of the oblations,
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for the firm establishment of the oblations, for the firm establishment of the oblations.
Translations (1)
- Rigveda Brahmanas: The Aitareya and Kauṣītaki Brāhmaṇas of the Rigveda (HOS 25) — Arthur Berriedale Keith 1920, English
Linked texts (1)
- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit