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# Taittiriyabrahmana 3.8.13.1

Taittirīyabrāhmaṇa 3.8.13.1

- **Language:** Sanskrit

### [3.8.13.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.taittiriya.3.8.13.1)

ā́ bráhman brāhmaṇó brahmavarcasī́ jāyatām íty āha /  
brāhmaṇá evá brahmavarcasáṃ dadhāti /  
tásmāt purā́ brāhmaṇó brahmavarcasy àjāyata /  
ā́\_asmín rāṣṭré rājanyà iṣavyàḥ śū́ro mahārathò jāyatām íty āha /  
rājanyà evá śauryáṃ mahimā́naṃ dadhāti /  
tásmāt purā́ rājanyà iṣavyàḥ śū́ro mahārathò 'jāyata //  
dógdhrī dhenúr íty āha /  
dhenvā́m evá páyo dadhāti /  
tásmāt purā́ dógdhrī dhenúr ajāyata //  
vóḍhā\_anaḍvā́n íy āha /

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## Linked texts (1)

- [Mādhyandina](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina.13.1.9.3) — Sanskrit

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