[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) › [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa) › [Shadvimshabrahmanabhashya (Sayana)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana) › 12.2 # Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 12.2 Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) 12.2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.12.2) me mama vāgeva hotā | mantroccāraṇarūpāyā vācaḥ tatkāryatvāt | cakṣureva | adhvaryuḥ tatpūrvakatvāt sarvasya havistyāgakarmaṇaḥ | mana eva brahmā yathā prāṇānāṃ madhye mano'rdhabhāk tathā brahmā ṛtvijāmardhabhāk | tathā ca aitareyabrāhmaṇam-tasmād brahnārdhabhāgghavā eṣa itareṣām ṛtvijām (7. 34) iti | śrotraṃ me mama udgātā | gītipratītisāmyāt | anyat pūrvavadvyākhyeyam | atha sadasyādiviṣayamupahavaprakāraṃ darśayati- - [Previous: 12.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.12.1) - [Next: 12.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.12.3) - [Up: 12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.12) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.32.2.p1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.12.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.12.2) · Pramāṇa