Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.5.4.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.5.4.6
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- Sanskrit
11.5.4.6
athāsmai sāvitrīmanvāha tāṃ ha smaitām purā saṃvatsare'nvāhuḥ saṃvatsarasammitā vai garbhāḥ prajāyante jāta evāsmiṃstadvācaṃ dadhma iti
He then recites to him (teaches him) the Sâvitrî;--formerly, indeed, they taught this (verse) at the end of a year, thinking, 'Children, indeed, are born after being fashioned for a year: thus we lay speech (voice) into this one as soon as he has been born.'
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)
- Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) — Radhakumud Mookerji, English