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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.8.3.13

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.8.3.13

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Sanskrit

13.8.3.13

kṛtvā yavānvapati agham me yavayānityavakābhiḥ pracādayati kam me'saditi darbhaiḥ pracādayatyarūkṣatāyai

Having prepared it, he sows barley grain (yava), thinking, 'May they ward off (yavaya) sin from me!' He covers it over with Avakâ-plants in order that there may be joy (or moisture, ka) for him; and with Darbha grass (Poa cynosuroides) he covers it for the sake of softness.

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

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