Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.7.3.23
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.7.3.23
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.7.3.23
taṃ vā aṣṭāsu vikrameṣvādadhīta | aṣṭākṣarā vai gāyatrī gāyatryaivaitaddivamupotkrāmati
He may lay it (the Âhavanîya) down at the distance of eight steps (from the Gârhapatya); for of eight syllables, doubtless, consists the gâyatrî hence he thereby ascends to heaven by means of the gâyatrî.
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 (1)
- The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry — Bibhutibhusan Datta, English