Kauṣītaki (Śāṅkhāyana) Brāhmaṇa 30.3
English (machine translation) 30.3
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30.3.1
On the sixth day, they bring forward [verses] in Dvipadā for all [of them].
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For the sixth day belongs to the Dvipadā.
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Moreover, they perform the sāmans: Gūrda, Bhadra, and Udvaṃśaputra.
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Moreover, the crafts (śilpa) accompany the Dvipadā.
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Therefore the crafts are recited,
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lest [they think]: 'We have deviated from the crafts.'
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Here the hotṛ pours seed by means of the Nābhānediṣṭha [hymn].
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He hands it over to the Maitrāvaruṇa.
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He modifies it with the Vālakhilyās.
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Then he recites these Vālakhilyās interwoven.
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In the first two hymns he interweaves [them] quarter-verse by quarter-verse.
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Joint by joint he thus gathers it together.
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Half-verse by half-verse in the second [pair].
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Man has indeed two halves of the skull.
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Them he thus unites.
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Verse by verse in the third [pair].
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Whole he thus gathers him together.
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He should transpose the two Nārāśaṃsa [verses].
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Therefore embryos are born inverted.
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He ascends the difficult ascent (dūrohaṇa) on the Tārkṣya [hymn].
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Tārkṣya is Vāyu.
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Vāyu is breath.
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Thus the sacrificers ascend breath.
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