[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) › [Adhvarakanda](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda) › 16.2-2 # Adhvarakanda 16.2-2 Adhvarakāṇḍa 16.2-2 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.2-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2) "te'viduḥ | pāpīyāṃso vai bhavāmo'surarakṣasāni vai no'nuvyavāguḥ (anugatāḥ) dviṣadvyo vai radhyāmaḥ ( vaśaṃprāptāḥ ) | hanta saṃjānāmahā'ekasya śriyai ( ādhipatyasya ) tiṣṭhāmahā'iti | ta'indrasya śriyā'atiṣṭhanta | tasmādāhurindraḥ sarvādevatā indraśreṣṭhā devā iti" ### [16.2-2.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2.p1) “tasmāt kṣatrātparaṃ nāsti tasmādbrāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyamadhastādupāste rājasūye" ### [16.2-2.p2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2.p2) vṛ0 u0 1|4|11 ### [16.2-2.p3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2.p3) "yathāgnigarbhā pṛthivī yathā dyaurindreṇa garbhiṇī" ### [16.2-2.p4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2.p4) śata0 14|6|4|21 --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.2-2) · Pramāṇa