Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.1.3.3

5.1.3.3

atha marudbhya ujjeṣebhyaḥ | vaśām pṛśnimālabhata iyaṃ vai vaśā pṛśniryadidamasyām mūli cāmūlaṃ cānnādyam pratiṣṭitaṃ teneyaṃ vaśā pṛśnirannaṃ vā eṣa ujjayati yo vājapeyena yajate 'nnapeyaṃ ha vai nāmaitadyadvājapeyaṃ viśo vai maruto 'nnaṃ vai viśa ujjeṣebhya ityujjityā eva durvede ujjeṣavatyau yājyānuvākye yadyujjeṣavatyau na vindedapi ye eva ke ca mārutyau syātāṃ durvedo eva vaśā pṛśniryadi vaśām pṛśni na vindedapi yaiva kā ca vaśā syāt

Thereupon he seizes a spotted sterile cow for the Victorious Maruts; for the spotted sterile cow is this (earth): whatever food, rooted and rootless, is here established on her, thereby she is a spotted cow. Now, he who offers the Vâgapeya wins food, for vâga-peya doubtless means the same as anna-peya (food and drink); and the Maruts are the peasants, and the peasants are food (for the noble). 'To the Victorious (Maruts)!' he says, even for the sake of victory. It is difficult to obtain an invitatory and offering prayer containing the word 'victorious:' if he should be unable to obtain such as contain the word 'victorious,' any other two verses to the Maruts will do. Difficult to obtain also is a spotted sterile cow: if he cannot obtain a spotted sterile cow, any other sterile cow will do.