Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 27.4
English (machine translation) 27.4
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27.4.1
With "By what wondrous help will he be present to us…", "By what help of yours…", the Rathantara [sāman] is carried on the womb of the Vāmadevya [sāman], an Agni-chant upon verses addressed to Indra.
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That is a pair, a form for procreation.
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As many pragāthas as there are, so many are the Uṣṇih triplets.
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One dvipadā verse shares in the dhāyyā inserted verse;
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the other [shares in] the seventeenth [verse] of the hymn.
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Thus it has corresponded.
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The Niṣkevalya [recitation] belongs to the one-day rite.
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The one-day rite is a firm foundation; the tenth day is a firm foundation.
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The metre of dvipadā verses is indeed foundational, solely for a firm foundation.
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With the aticchandas verse, "Towards that god Savitṛ, within the two bowls, of wise insight…," he begins the Vaiśvadeva [recitation].
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It, when made to correspond, has sixty-four syllables.
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They amount to two Anuṣṭubhs.
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Thus it has corresponded.
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The anucara verse contains [the word] "abhi"; its Brāhmaṇa explanation has been stated.
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Now the third pressing belongs regularly to the one-day rite.
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The one-day rite is a firm foundation, solely for a firm foundation.
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There, before the hymn "ānobhadrāḥ…", he recites the Praśukrīya hymn.
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The one-day rite is a firm foundation; the tenth day is a firm foundation.
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Dvipadā verses are indeed a foundational metre, solely for a firm foundation.
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- Kauṣītakibrāhmaṇa — Kauṣītaki, Sanskrit