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VIII KÂNDA, 2 ADHYÂYA, 4 BRÂHMANA, 16.
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9. 'The bullock is vigour,'--the bullock he overtook by his vigour;-'the Pańkti the metre,' -in the form of the Parkti the bullocks indeed went forth.
10. "The milch cow is vigour,'--the milch cow he overtook by his vigour ;-'the Gagati the metre,'—in the form of the Gagati the milch cows indeed went forth.
II. "The calf of eighteen months is vigour,' —the calf of eighteen months he overtook by his vigour ;-'the Trishtubh the metre,'-in the form of the Trishtubh the calves of eighteen months indeed went forth.
12. 'The two-year-old bull is vigour,'--the two-year-old bull he overtook by his vigour ;-'the Virag the metre,'-in the form of the Virag the two-year-old kine indeed went forth.
13. 'The bull of two years and a half is vigour,'--the bull of two years and a half he overtook by his vigour ;—the Gayatri the metre'in the form of the Gayatri the kine of two years and a half indeed went forth.
14. 'The three-year-old bull is vigour,'the three-year-old bull he overtook by his vigour; -'the Ushnih the metre,'-in the form of the Ushnih the three-year-old kine indeed went forth.
15. The four-year-old bull is vigour,'—the four-year-old bull he overtook by his vigour ;-'the Anushtubh the metre,'- in the form of the Anushtubh the four-year-old kine indeed went forth.
16. These then are those very beasts which Pragâpati overtook by his vigour. The animal he (the priest) mentions first, then vigour, then the
| SR No. | 011120 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Brahmana |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller, Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1987 |
| Total Pages | 433 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 36 MB |