Shatapatha Brahmana 11.6.3.8
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.6.3.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
11.6.3.8
katama ādityā iti dvādaśa māsāḥ saṃvatsarasyaita ādityā ete hīdaṃ sarvamādadānā yanti te yadidaṃ sarvamādadānā yanti tasmādādityā iti
'Who are the Âdityas?'--'The twelve months of the year: these are the Âdityas, for they pass whilst laying hold on everything here; and inasmuch as they pass whilst laying hold (â-dâ) on everything here, they are the Âdityas.'
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 (3)
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English
- The Hindu Temple — Stella Kramrisch, English
- The Arctic Home in the Vedas — Bal Gangadhar Tilak, English