Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.3.4.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.3.4.5
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.3.4.5
ayasmayena caruṇā tṛtīyāmāhutiṃ juhoti āyasyo vai prajā rudraḥ sviṣṭakṛtprajā eva rudrādantardadhāti tasmādyatraiṣāśvamedha āhutirhūyate na tatra rudraḥ prajā abhimanyate
The third oblation he offers in an iron bowl; for the people (subjects) are of iron, and the Svishtakrit is Rudra: he thus shields the people from Rudra, whence Rudra does not prowl after the cattle where this oblation is offered at the Asvamedha.
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)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- History of Technology in India, Vol. I: From Antiquity to c. 1200 A.D. — A. K. Bag, English
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Arun Kumar Biswas & Sulekha Biswas, English