[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) › [Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa) › 25.8-2 # Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 25.8-2 Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 25.8-2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [25.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2) chando retasyā prathamā gāyatrī yujyate | manaśca prajāpatinā prāṇatvena dhīyate ### [25.8-2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2.p1) asya dvitīyasyāmṛci gāne viśeṣamāhayā dvitīyā tāṃ gāyatrīmāgāṃ gāyaṃstasyā dve akṣare saśayanī vyatiṣajati | madhyamasya ca padasyottamamuttamasya ca ### [25.8-2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2.p2) 6. J. retase for retasaḥ; R J add retaḥ before sekāya; MBh 0tpattim J 0tpattaye for 0tpattyartham ### [25.8-2.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2.p3) 13. Bh tasyāṃ for tasyāḥ; J chandoretasyāṃ for chandaḥprāṇau 14. Bh retasyāṃ for retasyā ### [25.8-2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2.p4) 15. MT. retasyāḥ, K. retasyāṃ for retasyā 16. RSI. nidhīyate for dhīyate ## Commentaries (3) - [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.8.8) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit - [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sadvimsabrahmanatika.8.8) — Sanskrit - [Vedārthaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayanacarya.8.8) — Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.25.8-2) · Pramāṇa