Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 24.1
English (machine translation) 24.1
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The Abhijit.
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By means of the Abhijit, the gods conquered these three worlds.
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Therefore it has three turns and four conclusions.
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By means of the Viśvajit, they conquered these four directions.
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Therefore it has four turns and three conclusions.
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The Abhijit: by the Abhijit the gods conquered.
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And that adhered closely, as it were;
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what was left unconquered, that they conquered by the Viśvajit.
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"We have conquered all!"—hence [it is called] Viśvajit.
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These two indeed are Indra and Agni: the Abhijit and Viśvajit.
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Agni is the Abhijit;
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for Agni conquered all this.
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Indra is the Viśvajit;
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for Indra conquered all this entirely.
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That Abhijit has both sāmans and all the stomas.
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The Rathantara is visibly its sixth [day sāman];
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in the Ārbhava Pavamāna [is] the Bṛhat.
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Therefore hymns belonging to both Bṛhat and Rathantara are recited.
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Its [verses], "Forth to your god Agni..." [and] "What is most conveyance for Agni...", these both are that ājya [śastra].
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"Forth to your..." is that Rathantara characteristic.
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"Sing out greatly, O radiant one..." is the great, Bṛhat-related [characteristic].
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He should interweave the two Praugas, the Mādhucchandasa and the Gārtsamada:
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