Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 26.13
English (machine translation) 26.13
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"Aryaman of the three, at the divine worship of Manu" is the first of the Triṣṭubh [hymns] to the Marutvat.
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"Three" (tri) is the characteristic of the third day.
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"Indra makes a downward slope for the chariot" is the second.
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"Over which the generous one stood, seeking prize"—by "stood over" (adhyasthāt), it contains [the idea of] standing firm.
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That is a characteristic of the end.
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The ninth day is the end.
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Having reached the end, one stands still, as it were.
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For whither would one go from there?
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"Stand, O two bay horses, being yoked to the chariot" is the third.
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"Stand" contains [the idea of] standing firm.
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That is a characteristic of the end.
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The ninth day is the end.
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Having reached the end, one stands still, as it were.
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For whither would one go from there?
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"Singing the sāman that reaches the sky, like a bird" is the fourth.
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"Sāman" is the characteristic of that world [above].
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"To the exhilarating one, sing a speech full of nourishment" is the fifth.
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Its characteristic of the end is just this: that it has a conclusion.
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The Triṣṭubh and Jagatī [hymns are used]; this three-day period has the midday consisting of Jagatī [verses].
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"May the true, the bountiful, the drinker of the residue come" is the first among the Triṣṭubh hymns of the Niṣkevalya [recitations].
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[With the words:] "Unharness, O hero, as at the end of a journey."
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That is a characteristic of the end.
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The ninth day is an end.
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Having reached the end, one, as it were, unharnesses.
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For where could one go from there?
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"Even to him, the strong, the swift" is the second.
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With "To him, to him" it has an initial repetition.
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Just as that which has a conclusion, so that which has an initial repetition is a characteristic of the end.
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"Like heaven, O Indra, you encompass the earth" is the third.
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"Heaven": that is a characteristic of yonder world.
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"That highest Indra-power of yours is turned away" is the fourth.
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With "far away, turned away" there is a departure.
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The ninth day is an end.
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Having reached the end, one dances down, as it were.
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For whither should one go from there?
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"I have become the first lord of wealth" [and] "To the conqueror of all, the winner of booty, the winner of heaven" are two [hymns].
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"I, I" [has] repetition of the beginning.
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Just as [a verse] has a repeated conclusion, so having a repeated beginning has the form of an end.
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"Conqueror, winner" is a dancing-down.
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The ninth day is an end.
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Having reached the end, one dances down, as it were.
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For whither should one go from there?
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[They are] in Triṣṭubh and Jagatī metres, [or rather] in Jagatī metre; for this three-day period has the midday in Jagatī metre.
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Five hymns are recited in the Marutvatīya recitation on the last Chandoma day.
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The Chandoma days are cattle.
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Cattle are fivefold.
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[It is] just to obtain cattle.
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Six [hymns are recited] at the end in the Niṣkevalya recitation.
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The year consists of six seasons.
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[It is] just to obtain the year.
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They amount to eleven.
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The Triṣṭubh has eleven syllables.
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Cattle belong to the Triṣṭubh; [it is] just to obtain cattle.
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