Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.2.1.8
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.2.1.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.2.1.8
athāṅgāramāskauti | nediha purā nāṣṭrā rakṣāṃsyāviśāniti brāhmaṇo hi rakṣasāmapahantā tasmādabhinihitameva savyasya pāṇeraṅgulyā bhavati
He seizes a (second) coal, lest the evil spirits, the Rakshas, should in the meantime rush in here. For the Brâhman is the repeller of the Rakshas: hence, the moment it (the potsherd) has been put down (and while it is still being touched) with the finger of 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 (1)
- Social and Rural Economy of Northern India, cir. 600 B.C.–200 A.D. — Atindranath Bose, English