Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 10.3.4
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 10.3.4
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- Sanskrit
10.3.4.1
śvetaketurhāruṇeyaḥ yakṣyamāṇa āsa taṃ ha pitovāca kānṛtvijo'vṛthā iti sa hovācāyaṃ nveva me vaiśvāvasavyo hoteti taṃ ha papraca vettha brāhmaṇa vaiśvāvasavya
Svetaketu Âruneya, once upon a time, was about to offer sacrifice. His father said to him, 'What priests hast thou chosen to officiate?' He said, 'This Vaisvâvasavya here is my Hotri.' He asked him, 'Knowest thou, Brâhmana Vaisvâvasavya,--
10.3.4.2
catvāri mahāntī3 iti veda bho3 iti hovāca vettha catvāri mahatām mahāntī3 iti veda bho3 iti hovoca vettha catvāri vratāni3 iti veda bho3 iti hovāca vettha catvāri vratānāṃ vratānī3 iti veda bho3 iti hovāca vettha catvāri kyānī3 iti veda bho3 iti hovāca vettha catvāri kyānāṃ kyānī3 iti veda bho3 iti hovāca vettha caturo'rkā3niti veda bho3 iti hovāca vettha caturo'rkāṇāmarkā3niti veda bho3 iti hovāca
The four great (things)?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four great ones of the great?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four rites (vrata)?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four rites of rites?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four relating to Ka?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four deepest of those relating to Ka?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four flames?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.--'Knowest thou the four flames of flames?'--'I know them, sir,' he said.
10.3.4.3
vetthārkamiti atha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkaparṇe ityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkapuṣpe ityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkakośyāvityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkasamudgāvityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkadhānā ityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkāṣṭhīlāmityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti vetthārkamūlamityatha vai no bhavānvakṣyatīti
'Knowest thou the Arka?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the two Arka-leaves?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the two Arka-flowers?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the two pod-leaves of the Arka?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the two coops of the Arka?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the Arka-grains?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the bulge of the Arka?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'--'Knowest thou the root of the Arka?'--'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir!'
10.3.4.4
sa ha vai yattaduvāca vettha catvāri mahānti vettha catvāri mahatām mahāntītyagnirmahāṃstasya mahato mahadoṣadhayaśca vanaspatayaśca taddhyasyānnaṃ vāyurmahāṃstasya mahato mahadāpastaddhyasyānnamādityo mahāṃstasya mahato mahaccandramāstaddhyasyānnam puruṣo mahāṃstasya mahato mahatpaśavastaddhyasyānnametānyeva catvāri mahāntyetāni catvāri mahatām mahāntyetānyeva catvāri vratānyetāni catvāri vratānāṃ vratānyetānyeva catvāri kyānyetāni catvāri kyānāṃ kyānyeta eva catvāro'rkā ete catvāro'rkāṇāmarkāḥ
Now, when he said, 'Knowest thou the four great (things)? Knowest thou the four great of the great?'--the great one is Agni (the fire), and the great (thing) of that great one are the plants and trees, for they are his food; and the great one is Vâyu (the wind), and the great (thing) of that great one are the waters, for they are his (the wind's) food; and the great one is Âditya (the sun), and the great (thing) of that great one is the moon, for that is his food; and the great one is Man, and the great (thing) of that great one is cattle, for they are his food:--these are the four great things, these the four great of the great;--these are the four rites, these the four rites of rites;--these are the four relating to Ka, these the four deepest relating to Ka;--these are the four flames, these the four flames of flames.
10.3.4.5
atha ha vai yattaduvāca vetthārkamiti puruṣaṃ haiva taduvāca vetthārkaparṇe iti karṇau haiva taduvāca vetthārkapuṣpe ityakṣiṇī haiva taduvāca vetthārkakośyāviti nāsike haiva taduvāca vetthārkasamudgāvityoṣṭhau haiva taduvāca vetthārkadhānā iti dantānhaiva taduvāca vetthārkāṣṭhīlāmiti jihvāṃ haiva taduvāca vetthārkamūlamityannaṃ haiva taduvāca sa eṣo'gnirarko yatpuruṣaḥ sa yo haitamevamagnimarkam puruṣamupāste'yamahamagnirarko'smīti vidyayā haivāsyaiṣa ātmannagnirarkaścito bhavati
And when he said, 'Knowest thou the Arka?' he thereby meant man;--'Knowest thou the two Arka-leaves?' he thereby meant his ears;--'Knowest thou the two Arka-flowers?' he thereby meant his eyes;--'Knowest thou the pod-leaves of the Arka?' he thereby meant his nostrils;--'Knowest thou the two coops of the Arka?' he thereby meant his lips;--'Knowest thou the Arka-grains?' he thereby meant his teeth;--'Knowest thou the bulge of the Arka?' he thereby meant his tongue;--'Knowest thou the root of the Arka?' he thereby meant his food. Now that Arka, to wit, man, is Agni; and verily, whoso regards Agni as the Arka and the man, in his (altar-) body that Agni, the Arka, will be built up even through the knowledge that 'I here am Agni, the Arka.'
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
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- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) — Radhakumud Mookerji, English
- Social Life in Ancient India: Studies in Vātsyāyana's Kāmasūtra — Haran Chandra Chakladar, English