Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 1.7.4.9
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.7.4.9
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- Sanskrit
1.7.4.9
te hocuḥ | no nvevātrāśamadbṛhaspataya enatpariharateti tadbṛhaspataye paryājahruḥ sa bṛhaspatiḥ savitārameva prasavāyopādhāvatsavitā vai devānām prasavitedam me prasuveti tadasmai savitā prasavitā prāsuvattadenaṃ savitṛprasūtaṃ nāhinattato 'rvācīnaṃ śāntaṃ tadetannidānena yatprāśitram
Now when he cuts off the fore-portion, he cuts out what is injured in the sacrifice,--what belongs to Rudra. Thereupon he touches water: water is (a means) of lustration, hence he lustrates by means of water. He now cuts off piece by piece the idâ, (which represents) cattle.
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