Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 17.1
English (machine translation) 17.1
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This thunderbolt made of the Anuṣṭubh is the Ṣoḍaśin.
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As to why they undertake the Ṣoḍaśin:
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by that thunderbolt made of the Anuṣṭubh they strike away the evil of the sacrificer.
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It is accompanied by bay steeds (harivān).
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The breath is the bay steed (hariḥ);
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for it carries (harati).
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Therefore it is accompanied by bay steeds.
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That Ṣoḍaśin, indeed, is he who shines yonder.
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Thus he propitiates him.
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Moreover, this is the sixteenth chant, the sixteenth recitation;
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therefore it is called the Ṣoḍaśin.
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As to why they undertake the Ṣoḍaśin:
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all this [universe] consists of sixteen parts;
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[it is] for the attainment of this all.
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Now, Indra is indeed the Ṣoḍaśin.
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Therefore it contains [the word] "harivat" (accompanied by bay horses).
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For Indra is praised with bay horses.
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[It begins:] "Indra, rejoice, drive forth, come hither, hero, with your two bays."
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They have twenty-five syllables.
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Each one is joined with nine syllables.
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The body is indeed twenty-fivefold.
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Offspring and cattle are an appendage.
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Thereby he joins the self with offspring, cattle, servants, and food.
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They amount to thirty-four syllables.
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That meter is indeed the Svarāj.
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Whatever has thirty-four syllables, he obtains self-rule by it.
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Recited together, they amount to five Anuṣṭubhs.
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And a verse-quarter of ten syllables is left over,
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two [syllables] for each [verse].
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