Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.7.2.18
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.7.2.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.7.2.18
sā yā purastāllakṣaṇā | sānuvākyā syādasau hyanuvākyā tasyā amuṣyā avastāllakṣma candramā nakṣatrāṇi sūryaḥ
Let the invitatory formula be one that has its distinctive indication (in the form of the name of the respective deity) at the beginning (in front): for the invitatory formula is yonder (sky); and that (sky) yonder has the moon, the stars, and the sun for its mark below.
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