Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.1.5.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.1.5.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.1.5.2
tadāhuḥ yadubhau brāhmaṇau gāyetāmapāsmātkṣatraṃ krāmedbrahmaṇo vā etadrūpaṃ yadbrāhmaṇo na vai brahmaṇi kṣatraṃ ramata iti
Concerning this they say, ‘Were both to be Brâhmanas who sing, noble rank (or political power) would depart from him; for he--to wit, a Brâhmana--is a form of the priestly office; and the nobility takes no delight in the priestly office (or priesthood).
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 (2)
- A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. — U. N. Ghoshal, English
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English