[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) › 16.4 # Adhvarakanda 16.4 Adhvarakāṇḍa 16.4 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.4) “te hocuḥ-hantedaṃ (maitryaṃ-saṃghaṭanam) tathā karavāmahai-yathā na (asmākam) idam (susaṃghaṭanaṃ) prāpradivam eva (yāvajjīvanameva) ajayyaṃ (avināśyam) asat (bhavet)” iti - [Previous: 16.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.3) - [Next: 16.5-2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.5-2) - [Up: 16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.adhvarakanda.16.4) · Pramāṇa