तस्माद्यज्ञात्सर्वहुतः ऋचः सामानि जज्ञिरे
छन्दांसि जज्ञिरे तस्मात् यजुस्तस्मादजायत
Tasmadyajnatsarvahutah Richah Samani Jajnire
Chhandamsi Jajnire Tasmat Yajustasmadajayata
From that universal sacrifice were born the Rigveda hymns and the Samaveda chants;
From it the sacred meters were born, and from it the Yajurveda came forth.