[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) › 2.3.17 # Mantrabrahmana 2.3.17 Padapāṭha (sandhi-resolved text, TITUS) 2.3.17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.17) abhūt nas dūtas haviṣas jāta-vedās avāṭ havyāni su-rabhīṇi kṛtvā / pra-adāt pitṛbhyas svadhayā te akṣan pra-jānan agne punar ā-ihi yonim // > Jātavedas has become our messenger for the oblation; / he has conveyed the oblations, having made them fragrant. / He gave them to the ancestors; with svadhā they ate. / Knowing \[the way\], O Agni, come back to your seat! > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.16) - [Next: 2.3.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.18) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha~en-mt.2.3.17) — English, machine translation ## Linked texts (1) - [Mantrabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra.2.3.17) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.mantra!padapatha.2.3.17) · Pramāṇa