Shatapatha Brahmana 9.3.1.15

9.3.1.15

nirukta eṣa bhavati | niruktamiva hi kṣatramaniruktā itare 'nirukteva hi viṭ tiṣṭhannetaṃ juhoti tiṣṭhatīva hi kṣatramāsīna itarānāsta iva hi viṭ

The former is (offered in a) distinct (voice), for the ruling power is something distinct, so to speak; and the others are indistinct, for indistinct, so to speak, is the clan. Standing he offers the former, for the ruling power (the chief) stands, so to speak; and sitting (he offers) the others, for the clan sits, so to speak.