[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) › [Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa) › 17.1 # Ṣaḍviṃśa Brāhmaṇa ("26th" book) 17.1 Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇa 17.1 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.17.1) arthavādapuraḥsaraṃ saumyaṃ caruṃ vidhatte-ghnantīva vā etatsomaṃ rājānaṃ preva mīyate yadenamabhiṣuṇvanti tasyaitāmanustaraṇīṃ kurvanti yatsaumyaṃ carum | tasmāt puruṣāya puruṣāya|nustaraṇī kriyate ### [17.1.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.17.1.p1) rājānaṃ dīpyamānamoṣadhyadhipatiṃ vai somaṃ ghnantīva hiṃsantīva | sa ca somaḥ tena pramīyate iva bhavati | yad yasmād enaṃ somam abhiṣuṇvanti ## Commentaries (3) - [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayana.7.p1) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit - [Ṣaḍviṃśabrāhmaṇaṭīkā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sadvimsabrahmanatika.7.p1) — Sanskrit - [Vedārthaprakāśa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa!sayanacarya.7.p1) — Sāyaṇācārya, Sanskrit ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṣaḍvaṃśabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvamsabrahmana.7.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.17.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.sadvimsa.17.1) · Pramāṇa