Samaveda 84.16

84.16

udgātāraḥ “gāyanti” stuvanti(1) | “a̱rkiṇa̍ḥ” 'rcanahetumantra(2)-yuktā hotāraḥ “a̱rkam” arcanīya mindraṃ “arcanti” śastra(4)-gate rmantraiḥ praśaṃsanti | “bra̱hmāṇa̍ḥ” brahmaprabhṛtayaḥ itare brāhmaṇāḥ(5) | “tvā” tvām “udye̍mire” unnatiṃ prāpayanti | tatra dṛṣṭāntaḥ—“vaṃśa̍ miva” yathā vaṃśāgre nṛtyantaḥ śilpinaḥ prauḍhaṃ vaṃśaṃ unnataṃ kurvanti | yathā vā sanmārga-varttinaḥ putrāḥ svakīyaṃ kulaṃ unnataṃ kurvanti tadvat ||
etāmṛcaṃ yāskaevaṃ vyācaṣṭe—“gāyanti tvā gāyatriṇaḥ prārcanti te'rka markiṇo brāhmaṇā stvā śatakrata udyemire vaṃśamiva vaṃśo vanaśayo bhavati vananācchūyata iti veti(5,4,) |