Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 8.4.2.2

8.4.2.2

sa devānabravīt | yuṣmābhiḥ sahemāni sarvāṇi bhūtāni pāpmano mṛtyo spṛṇavānīti kiṃ nastato bhaviṣyatīti vṛṇīdhvamityabravīttam bhāgo no 'stvityeke 'bruvannādhipatyaṃ no 'stvityeke sa bhāgamekebhyaḥ kṛtvādhipatyamekebhyaḥ sarvāṇ i bhūtāni pāpmano mṛtyoraspṛṇodyadaspṛṇottasmātspṛtastathaivaitadyajamāno bhāgamekebhyaḥ kṛtvādhipatyamekebhyaḥ sarvāṇi bhūtāni pāpmano mṛtyo spṛṇoti tasmādu sarvāsveva spṛtaṃ-spṛtamityanuvartate

He spake to the gods, 'With you I will free all these beings from evil, from death!'--'What will accrue unto us therefrom?'--'Choose ye!' said he.--'Let there be a share for us!' said some to him. 'Let lordship be unto us!' said others. Having bestowed a share on some, and lordship on others, he freed all beings from evil, from death; and inasmuch as he freed (spri) them, therefore (those bricks are called) 'Spritah.' And in like manner does this Sacrificer, by bestowing a share on some, and lordship on others, now free all beings from evil, from death; and hence (the word) 'spritam (freed)' recurs with all of them.