Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.6.1.4
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.6.1.4
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11.6.1.4
sa ha tata eva dakṣiṇā pravavrāja edu puruṣaiḥ puruṣānparvāṇyeṣām parvaśaḥ saṃkartam parvaśo vibhajamānānidaṃ tavedam mameti sa hovāca bhīṣmam bata bhoḥ puruṣānnvā etatpuruṣāḥ parvāṇyeṣām parvaśaḥ saṃkartam parvaśo vyabhakṣateti te hocuritthaṃ vā ime'smānamuṣmiṃloke'sacanta tānvayamidamiha pratisacāmahā iti sa hovācāstīha prāyaścittī3rityastīti kā-ti pitaiva te vedeti
He went forth from thence southward, and lo, men were dismembering men, cutting up their limbs one by one, and saying, 'This to thee, this to me!' He said, 'Horrible! woe is me! men here have dismembered men, cutting up their limbs one by one!' They replied, 'Thus, indeed, these dealt with us in yonder world, and so we now deal with them in return.' He said, 'Is there no atonement for this?'--'Yes, there is,' they replied.--'What is it?'--'Thy father knows.'
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English