Shatapatha Brahmana 11.1.2.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.1.2.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
11.1.2.1
ghnanti vā etadyajñam yadenaṃ tanvate yannveva rājānamabhiṣuṇvani[ tattaṃ ghnanti yatpaśuṃ saṃjñapayanti viśāsati tattaṃ ghnantyulūkhalamusalābhyāṃ dṛṣadupalābhyāṃ haviryajñaṃ ghnanti
Now when they spread (and perform) the sacrifice, they kill it; and when they press out king Soma, they kill him; and when they 'quiet' and cut up the victim, they kill it,--it is by means of the mortar and pestle, and by the two mill-stones that they kill the Haviryagña (grain-offering).
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
Linked texts (1)
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English