Characteristics of Sages and of Mantras - Verse 47
Brahmanda Purana (GRETIL / Wisdomlib) · 33 · Verse 47
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Sanskrit Original
ऋषिभिर्यज्ञतत्त्वज्ञैर्विहितं ब्रह्मणं पुरा। हेतु र्निर्वचनं निन्दा प्रशस्तिः संशयो निधिः।।
ṛṣibhiryajñatattvajñairvihitaṃ brahmaṇaṃ purā| hetu rnirvacanaṃ nindā praśastiḥ saṃśayo nidhiḥ||
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Sūta said:: Ten modes or formations of the Brāhmaṇas, which had been laid down formerly by the sages conversant with the principles of Yajña, are as follows—Hetu (Reason) Nirvacana (Specific explanation) Nindā (Censure) Praśasti, (Praise) Saṃśaya (Doubt), Nidhi (Deposit) Purākṛti (Previous action), Purākalpa (Previous Kalpa), Vyavadhāraṇa-Kalpanā (Conception of ascertainment), Upamā (Comparison).