Pañcaviṃśa (Tāṇḍya Mahā) Brāhmaṇa 10.12.1

10.12.1

bharadvājāyanā vai sattram āsata tān apṛcchan kiṃ prathamenāhnā kuruteti praivaimeti kiṃ dvitīyenety avasam evākurmahīti kiṃ tṛtīyeneti pary evāplavāmahīti kiṃ caturtheneti sataiva sad apyadadhmeti kiṃ pañcameneti prāṇān eva vicchindanta aimeti kiṁ ṣaṣṭhenetīdam evāgacchāmeti iti

The Bharadvāyānas held a sacrificial session. People asked them: 'What do you do with the first day?' 'We set out.' 'What with the second?' 'We provide a resting place.' 'What with the third?' 'We float around.' 'What with the fourth?' 'By existence we overlay existence.' 'What with the fifth?' 'Interrupting the vital breaths we go.' 'What with the sixth?' 'We arrive right here.'