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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 11.7.3

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 11.7.3

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Sanskrit

11.7.3.1

sa ya eṣa bahusāraḥ sa hāpaśavyastasmāttādṛśam paśukāmo yūpaṃ na kurvītātha ya eṣa phalguprāsahaḥ sa ha paśavyastasmāttādṛśam paśukāmo yūpaṃ kurvīta

Such a (sacrificial stake) as has much substance is not auspicious to cattle, whence he who desires to have cattle should not make such a one his sacrificial stake: but such a one as is of little hardness is auspicious to cattle, whence he who desires to have cattle should make such a one his sacrificial stake.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

11.7.3.2

atha yasyaitadvakrasya sataḥ śūla-ivāgram bhavati sa ha kapotī nāma sa yo ha tādṛśaṃ yūpaṃ kurute purā hāyuṣo'muṃ lokameti tasmāttādṛśamāyuṣkāmo yūpaṃ na kurvīta

And such a one as, while being crooked, has a top like a spit, is called 'kapotî '; and whoever makes such a one his sacrificial stake certainly goes to yonder world before his full measure of life: therefore let no one wishing for long life make such a one his sacrificial stake.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

11.7.3.3

atha ya eṣa ānataḥ upariṣṭādapanato madhye so'śanāyai rūpaṃ sa yo ha tādṛśaṃ yūpaṃ kurute'śanāyukā hāsya bhāryā bhavanti tasmāttādṛśamannādyakāmo yūpaṃ na kurvītātha ya eṣa ānata upariṣṭādupanato madhye so'nnādyasya rūpaṃ tasmāttādṛśamannādyakāmo yūpaṃ kurvīta

And such a one as is bent at the top, and bent outwards in the middle, is a type of hunger (poverty); and if any one makes such a one his sacrificial stake, his dependants will certainly be hungry; therefore let no one wishing for food make such a one his sacrificial stake. But such a one as is bent at the top and bent inwards in the middle, is a type of food (prosperity): therefore let him who wishes for food make such a one his sacrificial stake.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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