Shatapatha Brahmana 11.6.1.7
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.6.1.7
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11.6.1.7
sa ha tata evaitayoḥ pūrvayoḥ uttaramanvavāntaradeśam pravavrājedu striyau kalyāṇīṃ cātikalyāṇīṃ ca te antareṇa puruṣaḥ kṛṣṇaḥ piṅgākṣo daṇḍapāṇistasthau taṃ hainaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhīrviveda sa hetya saṃviveśa taṃ ha pitovācādhīṣva svādhyāyaṃ kasmānnu svādhyāyaṃ nādhīṣa iti sa hovāca kimadhyeṣye na kiṃ canāstīti taddha varuṇo vidāṃ cakārādrāgvā iti
He went forth from thence toward the northern of those two intermediate quarters in front, and lo, there were two women, one beautiful, one over-beautiful: between them stood a man, black, with yellow eyes, and a staff in his hand. On seeing him, terror seized him, and he went home, and sat down. His father said to him, 'Study thy day's lesson (of scripture): why dost thou not, study thy lesson?' He said, What am I to study? there is nothing whatever.' Then Varuna knew, 'He has indeed seen it!
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