Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 17.1

17.1

prathamamudgātā ekasmai ekāgṛcaṃ gātuṃ hiṃkaroti hiṃkāraṃ kuryāt | kriyārthopapadasya ca karmaṇi (pā. 2. 3 14) iti sarvatra caturthī | saḥ hiṃkarttā prathamayā ṛcā gāyediti śeṣaḥ | tataḥ tisṛbhyaḥ tisra ṛco gātuṃ hiṃkaroti | sa madhyamayā dvitīsingle ṛcā trirgāyet | pañcabhyo hiṃkaroti | sa hiṃkarttā uttamayā tṛtīsingle ṛcā pañcakṛtvo gāyedityekā viṣṭutiḥ|atha ekasmai hiṃkaroti| sa prathamayeti pūrvavadvyākhyeyam tisṛbhyo hiṃkaroti | sa parācībhistisṛbhiḥ ṛgbhiḥ ānulomyena gāyedityarthaḥ| pañcabhyo hiṃkuryāt | sa prathamamekayā gāyet | tataḥ sa ekayā dvitīyāyā gāyet | sa hiṃkartodgātā tisṛbhiḥ tṛtīyayā ṛcā trirgāyediti | evaṃ trivṛta iṣusaṃjñikā viṣṭutirdvitīyetyarthaḥ |
anayā kartavyatāṃ darśayati—
ādyāvubhau paryāyau parācībhirānulomyena paṭhitābhistisṛbhiḥ ṛgbhiḥ kāryau | tṛtīyaḥ paryāya ekaikasyā ṛcastrirāvṛttyā kārya ityarthaḥ | pañcadaśasya viṣṭutiriti |
athāsyāṃ kartavyatvaṃ darśayati--