Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 30.2
English (machine translation) 30.2
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30.2.1
Some say: 'They should be fixed,' calling them 'supports of the pressing.'
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However, the established rule is indeed: 'Different ones [each day].'
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For they enter upon a different day each time.
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Then they recite [hymns] addressed to Varuṇa, Bṛhaspati, and Viṣṇu.
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The metre of these is Jagatī, and Indra's is Triṣṭubh.
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Since the metres are reversed for the dual deity,
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they recite [hymns] addressed to Indra and Varuṇa, Indra and Bṛhaspati, Indra and Viṣṇu.
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By these they recite along with the draughts.
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For in this way the draughts are taken.
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'Indra who sustains the folk, Maghavan, worthy of praise' is [recited by] the Maitrāvaruṇa; its brāhmaṇa has [already] been told.
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Day after day, the closing verse belongs to Vasiṣṭha.
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For Vasiṣṭha saw this third pressing for the Maitrāvaruṇa's recitation.
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Therefore day after day the closing verse belongs to Vasiṣṭha.
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On the third day, they bring forward [verses] in Kakubh metres for the Maitrāvaruṇa.
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Thereby he comes under the control of the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin.
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Then on the fourth day, they bring forward [verses] each in their own metre.
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Thus they proceed establishing themselves firmly each in their own metre.
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They bring forward [verses] in Gāyatrī for the Maitrāvaruṇa, in Uṣṇih for the Brāhmaṇācchaṃsin, and in Anuṣṭubh for the Acchāvāka, for the sake of higher and higher [eminence].
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Thus their metres increase by four syllables each.
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On the fifth day, they bring forward [verses] in Paṅkti for the Maitrāvaruṇa.
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For the fifth day belongs to the Paṅkti.
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