Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.7.2.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.7.2.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.7.2.5
atha yadeva vāsayate | tena manuṣyebhya ṛṇaṃ jāyate taddhyebhya etatkaroti yadenānvāsayate yadebhyo 'śanaṃ dadāti sa ya etāni sarvāṇi karoti sa kṛtakarmā tasya sarvamāptaṃ sarvaṃ jitaṃ
And further, inasmuch as he is bound to practise hospitality, for that reason he is born as (owing) a debt to men: hence when he harbours them, when he offers food to them, it is (in discharge of his debt) to them that he does so. Whoever does all these things, has discharged his duties: by him all is obtained, all is conquered.
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