Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.3.1.18
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.3.1.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.3.1.18
athājyamavekṣate | yoṣā vai patnī reta ājyam mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyate tasmādājyamavekṣate
She looks down upon the sacrificial butter; for assuredly that wife is a woman, and the butter (represents) seed: hence a productive union is thereby brought about. For this reason she looks towards the butter.
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