Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 29.3
English (machine translation) 29.3
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29.3.1
The Vāmadevya [sāman] is the pṛṣṭha-stotra of the Maitrāvaruṇa.
29.3.2
The Vāmadevya [sāman] is indeed appeasement and healing.
29.3.3
Thus appeasement and healing are produced in the sacrifice.
29.3.4
The Naudhasa [sāman] belongs to the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin.
29.3.5
It has indeed a finale (nidhana).
29.3.6
The finale is a firm foundation, precisely for establishing a firm foundation.
29.3.7
The Kāleya [sāman] belongs to the Acchāvāka.
29.3.8
They perform it with an iḍā-ending on Bṛhatī verses.
29.3.9
The iḍā is cattle.
29.3.10
The Bṛhatī is cattle.
29.3.11
Cattle belong to the Bṛhatī, [and this is done] in order to obtain cattle.
29.3.12
Then they recite after these sāma-pragāthas.
29.3.13
Thus their [recitation] does not depart from the hotṛ's rule.
29.3.14
The beginnings of the recitations (ukthamukhas) of the Maitrāvaruṇa and the Acchāvāka are each five verses long.
29.3.15
Their concluding parts (paryāsas) are each eleven verses long.
29.3.16
Thereby they make the two ends equal.
29.3.17
The Maitrāvaruṇa recites [verses] of Viśvāmitra and of Vāmadeva.
29.3.18
For the Vāmadevya is his pṛṣṭha-sāman.
29.3.19
The Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin [recites verses] of Viśvāmitra and of Vasiṣṭha.
29.3.20
For his concluding part is by Vasiṣṭha.
29.3.21
The Acchāvāka [recites verses] of Bharadvāja and of Viśvāmitra.
29.3.20_2
For his concluding part is by Viśvāmitra.
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The Acchāvāka [recites verses] of Bharadvāja and of Viśvāmitra.
29.3.22
For his concluding part is by Viśvāmitra.
29.3.23
They recite [the verses] of four ṛṣis.
29.3.24
Up to four is a couple, a pair, procreation, for generation.
29.3.25
The beginnings of the recitations of the Maitrāvaruṇa and the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin are composed by Viśvāmitra.
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The concluding part of the Acchāvāka [is composed by Viśvāmitra].
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Viśvāmitra is Speech.
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Thereby they extend the sacrifice on all sides by Speech; such is the explanation.
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