Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.3.3.9
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.3.3.9
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- Sanskrit
1.3.3.9
yāvatī vai vediḥ | tāvatī pṛthivyoṣadhayo barhistadasyāmevaitatpṛthivyāmoṣadhīrdadhāti tā imā asyām pṛthivyāmoṣadhayaḥ pratiṣṭhitāstasmādbarhi stṛṇāti
As large as the altar is, so large is the earth; and the plants (are represented by) the barhis; so that he thereby furnishes the earth with plants; and those plants are firmly established in this earth: for this reason he spreads the barhis.
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