Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.5.4.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.5.4.6
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.5.4.6
devāśca vā asurāśca | ubhaye prājāpatyāḥ paspṛdhire te daṇḍairdhanurbhirna vyajayanta te hāvijayamānā ūcurhanta vācyeva brahmanvijigīṣāmahai sa yo no vācaṃ vyāhṛtām mithunena nānunikrāmātsa sarvam parājayātā atha sarvamitare jayāniti tatheti devā abruvaṃste devā indramabruvanvyāhareti
The gods and the Asuras, both of them sprung from Pragâpati, were once contending for superiority. With staves and bows neither party were able to overcome the other. Neither of them having gained the victory, they (the Asuras) said, 'Well then, let us try to overcome one another by speech, by sacred writ (brahman)! He who cannot follow up our uttered speech by (making up) a pair, shall be defeated and lose everything, and the other party shall win everything!' The gods replied, 'So be it!' The gods said to Indra, 'Speak thou!'
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 (3)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English