Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 23.5
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The Mahānāmnī verses are the Pṛṣṭha [stotra].
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By means of the Mahānāmnī verses, Indra slew Vṛtra.
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when he came having slain Vṛtra, the deities approached him.
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Turning away from him at first, having retreated in fear, they stood.
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Prajāpati asked him: 'Were you able to slay [him]?'
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'Even so indeed,' he replied unexpressedly.
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And Prajāpati is indeed unexpressed.
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That is the characteristic of Prajāpati.
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Agni asked him: 'Were you able to slay [him]?'
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'Even so indeed, O Agni,' he replied.
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His own greatness asked him: 'Were you able to slay [him]?'
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Having retreated from him at first in fear, it had stood.
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'Even so indeed, O Indra,' he replied.
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Pūṣan asked him: 'Were you able to slay [him]?'
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'Even so indeed, O Pūṣan,' he replied.
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The gods asked him: 'Were you able to slay [him]?'
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'Even so indeed, O gods,' he replied.
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These five lines are recited as the supplementary verses (purīṣa).
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That is the boundary of the verse.
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These are indeed the Śakvarī verses.
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By means of these Indra was able (aśakat) to slay Vṛtra.
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In that by these he was able to slay Vṛtra,
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therefore they are Śakvarīs, for they are powers (śakti).
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'pratyasmai pipīṣate' ('To him who wishes to drink'), 'yo rayivo rayiṃtamaḥ' ('He who, wealthy, is most rich'), 'tyam u vo aprahaṇam' ('Him for you, unconquerable')—these are three triplets.
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With 'asmā asmā idandhasaḥ' ('For him, for him, of the food'), he makes a tenth [verse], a Bṛhatī.
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However, 'evā hy asi vīrayuḥ' ('For thus you are valorous') stands having a common pronunciation with the supplementary verse.
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Thus it becomes equal to, or exceeding, the stotriya.
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The [verses beginning] 'yad indra nāhuṣīṣv ā' ('When, O Indra, among the Nahuṣa peoples') are the pragātha of the sāman.
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Or, 'pañca kṣitīnām' ('of the five settlements')—[the word] 'five' (pañca) is the characteristic of the fifth day.
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The [verse] 'indro madāya vāvṛdhe' ('Indra has grown strong for exhilaration'), containing [the word] 'exhilaration' (mad), is in the Paṅkti metre; its Brāhmaṇa explanation has been stated.
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The [verses beginning] 'pra idam brahma vṛtratūryeṣv āvitha' ('You have aided this prayer in the contests with Vṛtra') are six-footed.
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Their Brāhmaṇa explanation has been stated.
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The [verse] 'abhūr eko rayipate rayīṇām' ('You alone have become, O lord of riches, of riches...') is the recognized Triṣṭubh verse supporting the pressing; its Brāhmaṇa explanation has been stated.
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'O lord of riches, of riches'—it contains [the word] 'wealth' (rayi).
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Containing [the word] 'wealth' is indeed the characteristic of this [day].
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Having an intercalated line, that is the characteristic of the Paṅkti.
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'tam indram vājayāmasi' ('We urge on that Indra') is the Niṣkevalya hymn.
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'sa vṛṣā vṛṣabho bhuvat' ('He became a potent bull')—it contains [the word] 'bull' (vṛṣan).
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That is the characteristic of this day.
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For this three-day period has its midday pressings in the Gāyatrī metre.
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