Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.5.4.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.5.4.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
13.5.4.1
etena hendroto daivāpaḥ śaunakaḥ janamejayam pārikṣitaṃ yājayām cakāra teneṣṭvā sarvām pāpakṛtyāṃ sarvām brahmahatyāmapajaghāna sarvāṃ ha vai pāpakṛtyāṃ sarvām brahmahatyāmapahanti yo'śvamedhena yajate
Now, Indrota Daivâpa Saunaka once performed this sacrifice for Ganamegaya Pârikshita, and by performing it he extinguished all evil-doing, all Brahman-slaughter; and, verily, he who performs the Asvamedha extinguishes (the guilt incurred by) all evil-doing, all Brahman-slaughter.
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 (4)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Ancient Indian Historical Tradition — F. E. Pargiter, English
- A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans — F. Max Müller, English