Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.3.5.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.3.5.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.3.5.5
ekādaśānvāha | ekādaśākṣarā vai triṣṭubbrahma gāyatrī kṣatraṃ triṣṭubetābhyāmevainametadubhābhyāṃ vīryābhyāṃ samindhe tasmādekādaśānvāha
Eleven (verses) he recites; for of eleven syllables consists the trishtubh metre. The gâyatrî is the brahman and the trishtubh is the kshatra (or military order). With the aid of these two energies he thus kindles it: for this reason he recites eleven (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