Shatapatha Brahmana 1.9.1.14
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.9.1.14
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.9.1.14
suprajāstvamāśāsta iti | tadyadamutra bhūyo haviṣkaraṇaṃ tadiha pratyakṣṃ suprajāstvam praśāsanaṃ sa kuryādya evaṃ kuryāduttarāṃ devayajyāmāśāsta iti tveva brūyāttadeva jīvātuṃ tatprajāṃ tatpaśūn
'He prays for abundant offspring,'--what then was 'more abundant offering,' that is here expressly 'abundant offspring.' He who proceeds in this way will ensure dominion. He may, however, say, 'He prays for future worship of the gods,' for thereby (he ensures) long life, offspring, 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 (2)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English