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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.1.2.6

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.1.2.6

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1.1.2.6

bhūmā vā anaḥ | bhūmā hi vā anastasmādyadā bahu bhavatyanovāhyamabhūdityāhustadbhūmānamevaitadupaiti tasmādanasa eva gṛhṇīyāt

Moreover, the cart represents an abundance; for the cart does indeed represent an abundance: hence, when there is much of anything, people say that there are 'cart-loads' of it. Thus he thereby approaches an abundance, and for this reason he should take from the cart.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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