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1Whatever Sastra is (recited) for the second day of the Prish¢hya Shadaha that is (used at) the Atiratra sacrifice!; thereby he causes yonder (heavenly) world to prosper. 11. ‘ There are twenty-one Savantya victims, all of them consecrated to Agni, and there is one and the same performance for them,’ so say some; but let him rather immolate those twenty-four bovine (victims ) for twelve deities,—twelve months are a year, and the year is everything, and the Asva- 1 In the same way Asv. S. X, 4, 8 lays down the rule that the Sastras of the second day are those of the fifth day of the Vyddha Prish¢hya-shadaha ; cf. above, XIII, 5, 1, 7 seqq- * See XIII, 3, 2, 3. 396 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA, medha is everything: thus it is for the sake of his obtaining and securing everything. FourtuH BrAHMANA. DirrerEnt ARRANGEMENTS OF THE CHANTS OF THE ASVAMEDHA. 1. Now, Indrota Daivapa Saunaka once performed this sacrifice for Ganamegaya P4rikshita, and by performing it he extinguished all evil-doing, all Brahman-slaughter ; and, verily, he who performs the Asvamedha extinguishes (the guilt incurred by) all evil-doing, all Brahman-slaughter. 2, It is of this, indeed, that the GAtha (strophe) sings,—‘ In Asandtvat?, Ganamegaya bound for the godé a black-spotted, grain-eating horse, adorned with a golden ornament and with yellow garlands.’ 3. [There are] those same first two days *, and a Gyotis* Atiratra: therewith (they sacrificed) for Bhtmasena ;—those same first two days, and a Go Atiratra: therewith (they sacrificed) for Ugrasena ;—those same first two days, and an Ayus Atiratra : therewith (they sacrificed) for Srutasena. These are the Parikshittyas 4, and it is of this that the Gatha sings—‘The righteous Pdrikshitas, performing horse-sacrifices, by their righteous work did away with sinful work one after another.’ 1 Lit., (in the city, nagare, Harisvamin) possessed of a throne. Cf. Ait. Br. VIII, 21. * Viz., as stated before, an Agnish/oma and an Ukthya. ® As to the difference between the Gyotis, Go, and Ayus forms of the Agnish/oma sacrifice, see part iv, p. 287, note 2. ‘ That is, according to Harisvamin (and the Gath), the brothers of (Ganamegaya) Périkshita, though one would rather have thought of his sons, the grandsons of Parikshit. XIII KANDA, § ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 7. 397 4. Those same first two days, and an Abhigit! Atiratra—therewith Para A¢ndra, the Kausalya king, once sacrificed: it is of this that Gath4 sings, —‘Aén4ra’s son, the Kausalya Para, HairasyanAabha, caused a horse, meet for sacrifice, to be bound, and gave away the replete regions.’ 5. Those same first two days, and a Visvagit! Atiratra—therewith Purukutsa, the Aikshvaka king, once on a time performed a horse(daurgaha)sacrifice, whence it is of this that the Ashi sings (Aig-v. IV, 42, 8),—‘ These, the seven Azshis, were then our fathers when Daurgaha * was bound.’
2Those same first two days, and a Visvagit! Atiratra—therewith Purukutsa, the Aikshvaka king, once on a time performed a horse(daurgaha)sacrifice, whence it is of this that the Ashi sings (Aig-v. IV, 42, 8),—‘ These, the seven Azshis, were then our fathers when Daurgaha * was bound.’ 6. Those same first two days, and a Mah4vrata * Atiratra, — therewith Marutta Avikshita, the Ayogava king, once performed sacrifice; whence the Maruts became his guards-men, Agni his chamberlain, and the Visve Dev4/ his counsellors: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,‘ The Maruts dwelt as guardsmen in Marutta Avikshita’s house, Agni as his chamberlain, and the Visve Deva as his counsellors.’ And, verily, the Maruts become the guards-men, Agni the chamberlain, and the Visve Devas the counsellors of him who performs the horse-sacrifice. 7. Those same first two days, and an Aptoryéma‘ Atiratra,—it was therewith that Kraivya, the Pa#kala king, once performed sacrifice, — for Krivis they formerly called the Pa#A4las: it is of this that the Gath sings,‘ At Parivakr4, the 1 Regarding the Abhigit and Visvagit, see part iv, p. 320, note 2. 3 Sayama, differently from our Brahmasa, takes Daurgaha as the patronymic of Purukutsa (son of Durgaha). * See part iv, p. 282, note 5. * See part iii, introd. p. xx. 398 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. Pa#Ala overlord of the Krivis seized a horse, meet for sacrifice, with offering-gifts of a hundred thousand (head of cattle).’ 8. And a second (Gatha),—‘ A thousand myriads there were, and five-and-twenty hundreds, which the Bréhmamas of the Pa#kdlas from every quarter divided between them.’ 9. The Agnish/oma in the Trivvét (stoma); the Ukthya in the Pa#éadasa; and the third day, with the Uktha (stotras), in the Saptadasa; the Shodasin (stotra) in the Ekavimsa, the night (stotras) in the Pa##adasa, and the Sandhi (stotra) in the Trivvzt,— this is the (sacrifice) resulting in the Anushfubh': it is therewith that sacrifice was performed by Dhvasan Dvaitavana, the king of the Matsyas, where there is the lake Dvaitavana; and it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ Fourteen steeds did king Dvaitavana, victorious in battle, bind for Indra Vyritrahan, whence the lake Dvaitavana (took its name)’ 10. The (three) Pavamana (stotras) in the Katurvimesa (stoma), and (those performed) by repetitions ? in the Trivrzt ; the Pavam4dnas in the Xatuskatvarimsa (44-versed stoma), and (those performed) by repetition? in the Ekavimsa; the Pavam4nas in 1 Viz. inasmuch as, according to Harisvamin, all the Stotras amount together to 798 verses, which make twenty-five anush/ubh verses (of 32 syllables each) or thereabouts. * That is to say, all the remaining nine stotras of this, the Agnishfoma, day, the so-called Dhuryas, viz. the Agya-stotras, the PrishéAastotras, and the Agnishfoma-s4man, in all of which the respective Stoma is obtained by repetitions of the three stotriy4-verses.
3* That is to say, all the remaining nine stotras of this, the Agnishfoma, day, the so-called Dhuryas, viz. the Agya-stotras, the PrishéAastotras, and the Agnishfoma-s4man, in all of which the respective Stoma is obtained by repetitions of the three stotriy4-verses. * In this, the Ukthya, day, this includes also the three Ukthastotras, as being, as it were, the Dhuryas of the Hotrz’s assistants xllI KANDA, 5 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, I5. 399 the Ashédkatvarimsa (48), and (those performed) by repetition in the Trayastrimsa (33) up to the Agnish¢oma-s4man, the Uktha (stotras) in the Dvétrimsa (32), the Shodasin in the Ekavimesa, the night (stotras) in the Pa#adasa, and the Sandhi (stotra) in the Trivrzt : 11. Suchlike is Vishzu’s striding },—it was therewith that Bharata Daudshanti once performed sacrifice, and attained that wide sway which now ' belongs to the Bharatas: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ Seventy-eight steeds did Bharata Daufshanti bind for the Vvttra-slayer on the Yamun, and fifty-five near the Ganga.’ 12. And a second (G&étha),—' Having bound a hundred and thirty-three horses, meet for sacrifice, king Saudyumni, more shifty, overcame the other shiftless ones.’ 13. And a third—' At N4Adapit*, the Apsaras Sakuntala conceived Bharata, who, after conquering the whole earth, brought to Indra more than a thousand horses, meet for sacrifice.’ 14. And a fourth *,—~‘ The greatness of Bharata neither the men before nor those after him attained, nor did the five (tribes of) men, even as a mortal man (does not touch) the sky with his arms.’ 15. With the Ekavimsa-stoma‘ Rishabha Yagéa- (cf. part iii, introd. p. xiv seqq.); whilst in the directions regarding the next day they are not included, as requiring a different Stoma. 1 Just as there are here wide intervals between the Stomas, so Vishnu, in his three strides, passes over wide distances, comm. * This, according to Harisvamin, is the name of Kanva’s hermitage. Cf. Leumann, Zeitsch. d. D.M.G., XLVIII, p. 81. * Cf. Ait. Br. VIII, 23; Weber, Ind. Stud. I, p. 202. * That is, using the 21-versed form throughout the three days. 400 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. tura, king of the Sviknas, performed sacrifice: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ When Xishabha YAg#atura was sacrificing, the Brahman-folk, having received wealth at the Asvamedha, divided the offering-gifts between them.’ 16. With the Trayastrimsa-stoma Sora Satrasdha, the Pa#Z£ala king, performed sacrifice: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ When S4tr4s4ha performs the horse-sacrifice, the Trayastrissa (stomas) come forth as (Taurvasa) horses, and six thousand mail-clad men '. 17. Anda second (G&étha),—‘ At the sacrifice of thee, Koka’s father, the Trayastrimsa (stomas) come forth, each as six times six thousand * (horses), and six thousand mail-clad men’
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1Whatever Sastra is (recited) for the second day of the Prish¢hya Shadaha that is (used at) the Atiratra sacrifice!; thereby he causes yonder (heavenly) world to prosper. 11. ‘ There are twenty-one Savantya victims, all of them consecrated to Agni, and there is one and the same performance for them,’ so say some; but let him rather immolate those twenty-four bovine (victims ) for twelve deities,—twelve months are a year, and the year is everything, and the Asva- 1 In the same way Asv. S. X, 4, 8 lays down the rule that the Sastras of the second day are those of the fifth day of the Vyddha Prish¢hya-shadaha ; cf. above, XIII, 5, 1, 7 seqq- * See XIII, 3, 2, 3. 396 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA, medha is everything: thus it is for the sake of his obtaining and securing everything. FourtuH BrAHMANA. DirrerEnt ARRANGEMENTS OF THE CHANTS OF THE ASVAMEDHA. 1. Now, Indrota Daivapa Saunaka once performed this sacrifice for Ganamegaya P4rikshita, and by performing it he extinguished all evil-doing, all Brahman-slaughter ; and, verily, he who performs the Asvamedha extinguishes (the guilt incurred by) all evil-doing, all Brahman-slaughter. 2, It is of this, indeed, that the GAtha (strophe) sings,—‘ In Asandtvat?, Ganamegaya bound for the godé a black-spotted, grain-eating horse, adorned with a golden ornament and with yellow garlands.’ 3. [There are] those same first two days *, and a Gyotis* Atiratra: therewith (they sacrificed) for Bhtmasena ;—those same first two days, and a Go Atiratra: therewith (they sacrificed) for Ugrasena ;—those same first two days, and an Ayus Atiratra : therewith (they sacrificed) for Srutasena. These are the Parikshittyas 4, and it is of this that the Gatha sings—‘The righteous Pdrikshitas, performing horse-sacrifices, by their righteous work did away with sinful work one after another.’ 1 Lit., (in the city, nagare, Harisvamin) possessed of a throne. Cf. Ait. Br. VIII, 21. * Viz., as stated before, an Agnish/oma and an Ukthya. ® As to the difference between the Gyotis, Go, and Ayus forms of the Agnish/oma sacrifice, see part iv, p. 287, note 2. ‘ That is, according to Harisvamin (and the Gath), the brothers of (Ganamegaya) Périkshita, though one would rather have thought of his sons, the grandsons of Parikshit. XIII KANDA, § ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, 7. 397 4. Those same first two days, and an Abhigit! Atiratra—therewith Para A¢ndra, the Kausalya king, once sacrificed: it is of this that Gath4 sings, —‘Aén4ra’s son, the Kausalya Para, HairasyanAabha, caused a horse, meet for sacrifice, to be bound, and gave away the replete regions.’ 5. Those same first two days, and a Visvagit! Atiratra—therewith Purukutsa, the Aikshvaka king, once on a time performed a horse(daurgaha)sacrifice, whence it is of this that the Ashi sings (Aig-v. IV, 42, 8),—‘ These, the seven Azshis, were then our fathers when Daurgaha * was bound.’
2Those same first two days, and a Visvagit! Atiratra—therewith Purukutsa, the Aikshvaka king, once on a time performed a horse(daurgaha)sacrifice, whence it is of this that the Ashi sings (Aig-v. IV, 42, 8),—‘ These, the seven Azshis, were then our fathers when Daurgaha * was bound.’ 6. Those same first two days, and a Mah4vrata * Atiratra, — therewith Marutta Avikshita, the Ayogava king, once performed sacrifice; whence the Maruts became his guards-men, Agni his chamberlain, and the Visve Dev4/ his counsellors: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,‘ The Maruts dwelt as guardsmen in Marutta Avikshita’s house, Agni as his chamberlain, and the Visve Deva as his counsellors.’ And, verily, the Maruts become the guards-men, Agni the chamberlain, and the Visve Devas the counsellors of him who performs the horse-sacrifice. 7. Those same first two days, and an Aptoryéma‘ Atiratra,—it was therewith that Kraivya, the Pa#kala king, once performed sacrifice, — for Krivis they formerly called the Pa#A4las: it is of this that the Gath sings,‘ At Parivakr4, the 1 Regarding the Abhigit and Visvagit, see part iv, p. 320, note 2. 3 Sayama, differently from our Brahmasa, takes Daurgaha as the patronymic of Purukutsa (son of Durgaha). * See part iv, p. 282, note 5. * See part iii, introd. p. xx. 398 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. Pa#Ala overlord of the Krivis seized a horse, meet for sacrifice, with offering-gifts of a hundred thousand (head of cattle).’ 8. And a second (Gatha),—‘ A thousand myriads there were, and five-and-twenty hundreds, which the Bréhmamas of the Pa#kdlas from every quarter divided between them.’ 9. The Agnish/oma in the Trivvét (stoma); the Ukthya in the Pa#éadasa; and the third day, with the Uktha (stotras), in the Saptadasa; the Shodasin (stotra) in the Ekavimsa, the night (stotras) in the Pa##adasa, and the Sandhi (stotra) in the Trivvzt,— this is the (sacrifice) resulting in the Anushfubh': it is therewith that sacrifice was performed by Dhvasan Dvaitavana, the king of the Matsyas, where there is the lake Dvaitavana; and it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ Fourteen steeds did king Dvaitavana, victorious in battle, bind for Indra Vyritrahan, whence the lake Dvaitavana (took its name)’ 10. The (three) Pavamana (stotras) in the Katurvimesa (stoma), and (those performed) by repetitions ? in the Trivrzt ; the Pavam4dnas in the Xatuskatvarimsa (44-versed stoma), and (those performed) by repetition? in the Ekavimsa; the Pavam4nas in 1 Viz. inasmuch as, according to Harisvamin, all the Stotras amount together to 798 verses, which make twenty-five anush/ubh verses (of 32 syllables each) or thereabouts. * That is to say, all the remaining nine stotras of this, the Agnishfoma, day, the so-called Dhuryas, viz. the Agya-stotras, the PrishéAastotras, and the Agnishfoma-s4man, in all of which the respective Stoma is obtained by repetitions of the three stotriy4-verses.
3* That is to say, all the remaining nine stotras of this, the Agnishfoma, day, the so-called Dhuryas, viz. the Agya-stotras, the PrishéAastotras, and the Agnishfoma-s4man, in all of which the respective Stoma is obtained by repetitions of the three stotriy4-verses. * In this, the Ukthya, day, this includes also the three Ukthastotras, as being, as it were, the Dhuryas of the Hotrz’s assistants xllI KANDA, 5 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMANA, I5. 399 the Ashédkatvarimsa (48), and (those performed) by repetition in the Trayastrimsa (33) up to the Agnish¢oma-s4man, the Uktha (stotras) in the Dvétrimsa (32), the Shodasin in the Ekavimesa, the night (stotras) in the Pa#adasa, and the Sandhi (stotra) in the Trivrzt : 11. Suchlike is Vishzu’s striding },—it was therewith that Bharata Daudshanti once performed sacrifice, and attained that wide sway which now ' belongs to the Bharatas: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ Seventy-eight steeds did Bharata Daufshanti bind for the Vvttra-slayer on the Yamun, and fifty-five near the Ganga.’ 12. And a second (G&étha),—' Having bound a hundred and thirty-three horses, meet for sacrifice, king Saudyumni, more shifty, overcame the other shiftless ones.’ 13. And a third—' At N4Adapit*, the Apsaras Sakuntala conceived Bharata, who, after conquering the whole earth, brought to Indra more than a thousand horses, meet for sacrifice.’ 14. And a fourth *,—~‘ The greatness of Bharata neither the men before nor those after him attained, nor did the five (tribes of) men, even as a mortal man (does not touch) the sky with his arms.’ 15. With the Ekavimsa-stoma‘ Rishabha Yagéa- (cf. part iii, introd. p. xiv seqq.); whilst in the directions regarding the next day they are not included, as requiring a different Stoma. 1 Just as there are here wide intervals between the Stomas, so Vishnu, in his three strides, passes over wide distances, comm. * This, according to Harisvamin, is the name of Kanva’s hermitage. Cf. Leumann, Zeitsch. d. D.M.G., XLVIII, p. 81. * Cf. Ait. Br. VIII, 23; Weber, Ind. Stud. I, p. 202. * That is, using the 21-versed form throughout the three days. 400 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. tura, king of the Sviknas, performed sacrifice: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ When Xishabha YAg#atura was sacrificing, the Brahman-folk, having received wealth at the Asvamedha, divided the offering-gifts between them.’ 16. With the Trayastrimsa-stoma Sora Satrasdha, the Pa#Z£ala king, performed sacrifice: it is of this that the Gath4 sings,—‘ When S4tr4s4ha performs the horse-sacrifice, the Trayastrissa (stomas) come forth as (Taurvasa) horses, and six thousand mail-clad men '. 17. Anda second (G&étha),—‘ At the sacrifice of thee, Koka’s father, the Trayastrimsa (stomas) come forth, each as six times six thousand * (horses), and six thousand mail-clad men’
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