Shatapatha Brahmana 1.1.4.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.1.4.6
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.1.4.6
atha dakṣiṇenolūkhalamāharati | nediha purā nāṣṭrā rakṣāṃsyāviśāniti brāhmaṇo hi rakṣasāmapahantā tasmādabhinihitameva savyena pāṇinā bhavati
He at once takes the mortar with his right hand, fearing lest the evil spirits, the Rakshas, might rush in here in the meantime. For the priest (brâhmana) is the repeller of the Rakshas: therefore, whilst it is still being held down with his left hand,--
Translations (1)
- The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English
Commentaries (1)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (2)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Śrautakośa — Sanskrit