Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.2.6.7
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.2.6.7
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.2.6.7
patnyo'bhyañjanti śriyai vā etadrūpaṃ yatpatnyaḥ śriyamevāsmiṃstaddadhati nāsmātteja indriyam paśavaḥ śrīrapakrāmanti
It is the wives that anoint (the horse), for they to wit, (many) wives--are a form of prosperity (or social eminence): it is thus prosperity he confers on him (the Sacrificer), and neither fiery spirit, nor energy, nor cattle, nor prosperity pass away from him.
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