Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.2.4.4
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.2.4.4
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- Sanskrit
11.2.4.4
rātrireva pūrṇamāḥ pūrṇeva hīyaṃ rātrirahareva darśo dadṛśa iva hīdamahareṣā nu devatrā darśapūrṇamāsayormīmāṃsā
The full moon, indeed, is the night, for this night is, as it were, full; and the new moon is the day, for this day appears, as it were. This, then, is the theory regarding the full and new moon in respect of the gods.
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