Shatapatha Brahmana 10.3.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10.3.1
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10.3.1.1
prāṇo gāyatrī cakṣuruṣṇigvāganuṣṭummano bṛhatī śrotram paṅktirya evāyam prajananaḥ prāṇa eṣa triṣṭubatha yo'yamavāṅ prāṇa eṣa jagatī tāni vā etāni sapta candāṃsi caturuttarāṇyagnau kriyante
The Gâyatrî is the breath (of Pragâpati, the altar), the Ushnih the eye, the Anushtubh the voice, the Brihatî the mind, the Paṅkti the ear; the Trishtubh is that generative breath; and the Gagatî that downward breathing;--these are the seven metres increasing by four (syllables) each, which are produced in Agni (the fire-altar).
10.3.1.2
prāṇo gāyatrīti tadya eva prāṇasya mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasram prāṇasyaivaitadvīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvataḥ prāṇa utkkāmettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣa gāyatrīḥ saṃcito bhavati
'The Gâyatrî is the breath,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in the breath that is this one thousand; and to the breath, indeed, this vigour belongs; for were the breath of him who builds it to pass away, this fire-altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to contain) a thousand Gâyatrîs.
10.3.1.3
cakṣuruṣṇigiti tadya eva cakṣuṣo mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasraṃ cakṣuṣa evaitadvīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvataścakṣurutkrāmettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣa uṣṇihaḥ saṃcito bhavati
'The Ushnih is the eye,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in the eye that is this one thousand; and to the eye, indeed, this vigour belongs, for were the eye-sight of him who builds it to pass away, this fire-altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to contain) a thousand Ushnihs.
10.3.1.4
vāganuṣṭubiti tadya eva vāco mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasraṃ vāca evaitadvīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvato vāgutkrāmettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣo'nuṣṭubhaḥ saṃcito bhavati
'The Anushtubh is the voice,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in the voice that is this one thousand; and to the voice, indeed, this vigour belongs, for were the voice of him who builds it to pass away, this fire-altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to contain) a thousand Anushtubhs.
10.3.1.5
mano bṛhatīti tadya eva manaso mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasram manasa evaitadvīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvato mana utkrāmettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣa bṛhatīḥ saṃcito bhavati
'The Brihatî is the mind,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in the mind that is this one thousand; and to the mind, indeed, this vigour belongs, for were the mind of him who builds it to pass away, this fire altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to contain) a thousand Brihatîs.
10.3.1.6
śrotram paṅktiriti tadya eva śrotrasya mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasraṃ śrotrasyaivaitadvīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvataḥ śrotramutkrāmettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣa paṅktīḥ saṃcito bhavati
'The Paṅkti is the ear,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in the ear that is this one thousand; and to the ear, indeed, this vigour belongs, for were the power of hearing of him who builds it to pass away, this fire-altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to contain) a thousand Paṅktis.
10.3.1.7
ya evāyam prajananaḥ prāṇaḥ eṣa triṣṭubiti tadya evaitasya prāṇasya mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasrametasyaivaitatprāṇasya vīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvata eṣa prāṇa ālubhyettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣa triṣṭubhaḥ saṃcito bhavati
'The Trishtubh is that generative (life-giving) breath,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in that breath, that is this one thousand; and to that breath, indeed, this vigour belongs, for were that breath of him who builds it to become disordered, this fire-altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to contain) a thousand Trishtubhs.
10.3.1.8
atha yo'yamavāṅ prāṇaḥ eṣa jagatīti tadya evaitasya prāṇasya mahimā yadvīryaṃ tadetatsahasrametasyaivaitatprāṇasya vīryaṃ yaddhyasya cinvata eṣa pralṇa ā6ubhyettata evaiṣo'gnirna cīyetaitenaivāsya rūpeṇa sahasrameṣa jagatīḥ saṃcito bhavati
'And the Gagatî is that downward breathing,'--thus, whatever power, whatever vigour there is in that breathing, that is this one thousand; and to that breathing, indeed, this vigour belongs, for were that breathing of him who builds it to become disordered, this fire-altar, assuredly, would not be built: by this its form that (altar) becomes built (so as to include) a thousand Gagatîs.
10.3.1.9
tāni vā etāni sapta candāṃsi caturuttarāṇyanyo'nyasminpratiṣṭhitāni sapteme puruṣe prāṇā anyo'nyasminpratiṣṭhitāstadyāvantamevaṃviccandasāṃ gaṇamanvāha candasaścandaso haivāsya so'nūkto bhavati stuto vā śasto vopahito vā
Now, these seven metres which increase by four (syllables) successively, and are firmly established in one another, are those seven vital airs in man, firmly established in one another: thus, by as much as the number of metres he utters has that (altar) of him who knows this, prayers uttered upon it in metre after metre, or hymns chanted, or sastras recited, or (bricks) laid down upon it.
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