Shatapatha Brahmana 1.9.1.17
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 1.9.1.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
1.9.1.17
tā vā etāḥ | pañcāśiṣaḥ karoti tisra iḍāyāṃ tā aṣṭāvaṣṭākṣarā vai gāyatrī vīryaṃ gāyatrī vīryamevaitadāśiṣo 'bhisaṃpādayati
These five prayers for blessings he offers now, and three (he offered) at the idâ, these are eight. Of eight syllables, truly, consists the gâyatrî metre, and the gâyatrî means vigour: hence he thereby imparts vigour to the prayers.
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