Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.3.5.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.3.5.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.3.5.1
indhe ha vā etadadhvaryuḥ | idhmenāgniṃ tasmādidhmo nāma samindhesāmidhenībhirhotā tasmātsāmidhenyo nāma
With the fire-wood (idhma, lighting material) the Adhvaryu lights (indh) the fire: hence it is called fire-wood. And with the kindling verses (sâmidhenî) the Hotri kindles (sam-indh, to make blaze): hence they are called kindling verses.
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English