Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 13.8.3.8
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 13.8.3.8
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- Sanskrit
13.8.3.8
pādamātryo bhavanti pratiṣṭhā vai pādaḥ pratiṣṭhāmevāsmai karotyalakṣaṇā bhavanti tira-iva vai pitarastira-iva tadyadalakṣaṇaṃ tira eva tattiraḥ karoti
They measure a foot (square),--the foot is a foundation: a foundation he thus prepares for him. Unmarked they are, for in secret, as it were, are the Fathers; and in secret, as it were, is what is unmarked: he thus secretes what is in secret.
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