Mahabharat

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[यक्स] किम एकं यज्ञियं साम किम एकं यज्ञियं यजुः का चैका वृश्चते यज्ञं कां यज्ञॊ नातिवर्तते ।। ३-२९७-३४ ।।

sanskrit

'The Yaksha asked: "What is the essence of the Sama in sacrifice? What is the essence of the Yajus in sacrifice? What is the refuge or support of a sacrifice? And what is that which a sacrifice cannot do without?"' ।। 3-297-34 ।।

english translation

[yaksa] kima ekaM yajJiyaM sAma kima ekaM yajJiyaM yajuH kA caikA vRzcate yajJaM kAM yajJò nAtivartate || 3-297-34 ||

hk transliteration by Sanscript