Shatapatha Brahmana 14.1.4.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14.1.4.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
14.1.4.16
atha patnyai śiro'pavṛtya mahāvīramīkṣamāṇām vācayati tvaṣṭṛmantastvā sapemeti vṛṣā vai pravargyo yoṣā patnī mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyate
Thereupon he uncovers the head of the (Sacrificer's) wife, and makes her say whilst she is looking at the Mahâvîra, 'Together with Tvashtri will we serve thee: (bestow thou sons and cattle upon me! bestow thou offspring upon us! may I remain unscathed together with my husband!)'--the Pravargya (m.) is a male, and the wife is a female: a productive pair is thus produced.
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 (2)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Pravargyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit