Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.4.2.18
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.4.2.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.4.2.18
sa vai tiṣṭhannanvāha | anvāha hyetadasau hyanuvākyā tadasāvevaitadbhūtvānvāha tasmāttiṣṭhannanvāha
He recites (the invitatory prayer) while standing, since it is yonder (sky) which he thereby recites; for, indeed, the invitatory prayer (signifies) yonder (sky), and by it he recites that which is yonder (sky). This is the reason why he recites standing.
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