Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.5.2.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.5.2.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.5.2.5
tā vā etāḥ | nava vyāhṛtayo bhavanti naveme puruṣe prāṇā etānevāsminnetaddadhāti tasmānnava vyāhṛtayo bhavanti
These same (preceding formulas) are nine utterances; for nine, in number, are those breaths (or vital airs) in man, and these he thereby puts into him (the sacrificer): for this reason there are nine utterances.
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