Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.4.3.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.4.3.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
11.4.3.2
te prajāpatimabruvan hanāmemāmedamasyā dadāmahā iti sa hovāca strī vā eṣā yacrīrna vai striyaṃ ghnantyuta tvā asyā jīvantyā evādadata iti
They said to Pragâpati, 'Let us kill her and take (all) this from her.' He said, 'Surely, that Srî is a woman, and people do not kill a woman, but rather take (anything) from her (leaving her) alive.'
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 (2)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The Position of Women in Hindu Civilisation, from Prehistoric Times to the Present Day — A. S. Altekar, English