[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Mantrabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra) › [Sandhi-resolved (padapāṭha-style) version](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha) › 1.8 # Mantrabrahmana 1.8 Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) 1.8 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [1.8.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.1) imās me viśvatas-vīryas bhavas indras ca rakṣatām / pūṣan tvam pari-ā=vartaya a-naṣṭās ā-yantu nas gṛhān // > May Bhava and Indra of all-encompassing valor > protect these \[cows\] of mine. > O Pūṣan, turn them back; > may they come unlost to our home. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.2) imās madhumatīṣ mahyam a-naṣṭās payasā saha / gāvas ājyasya mātaras iha imās santu bhūyasīṣ // > May these sweet ones, unlost, > together with their milk, > the cows, mothers of clarified butter— > may they be more numerous here for me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.3) gavām śleṣma asi gāvas mayi śliṣyantu // > You are the cohesive bond of the cows; > may the cows adhere to me. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.4) sam-grahaṇa sam-gṛhāṇa ye jātās paśavas mama / pūṣā eṣām śarma yacchatu yathā jīvantas api-ayān // > O gatherer, gather together > the cattle that are born of mine. > May Pūṣan bestow protection upon them, > so that they may return alive. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.5) bhuvanam asi sāhasram indrāya tvā sṛmas adadāt / a-kṣatam a-riṣṭam ilāndam // > You are the world, thousandfold; > Sṛma gave you to Indra, > uninjured, unharmed, bringing refreshing food. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.6) go-poṣaṇam asi go-poṣasya īśiṣe go-poṣāya tvā / sahasra-poṣaṇam asi sahasra-poṣasya īśiṣe sahasra-poṣāya tvā // > You are the nourishing of cows; you have power over the nourishing of cows; for the nourishing of cows \[I take\] you. > You are the nourishing of thousands; you have power over the nourishing of thousands; for the nourishing of thousands \[I take\] you. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.7) lohitena svadhitinā mithunam karṇayoṣ kṛtam / yāvatīnām-yāvatīnām vas aiṣamas lakṣaṇam akāriṣam / bhūyasīnām-bhūyasīnām vas uttarām-uttarām samām kriyāsam // > With the red axe, > a pair has been made on their ears. > On however many of you > I have made a mark this year, > on ever more and more of you > may I do so in each succeeding year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ### [1.8.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8.8) iyam tantī gavām mātā sa-vatsānām ni-veśanī / sā nas payasvatī duhe uttarām-uttarām samām // > This tether, the mother of cows, > the home for those with calves: > rich in milk, may she yield milk for us > in each succeeding year. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha~en-mt.1.8.1) — English, machine translation ## Commentaries (1) - [Chāndogyamantrabhāṣya](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!gunavisnu.9.14) — Guṇaviṣṇu, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Mantrabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra.1.8.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.1.8) · Pramāṇa