Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 14.2.2.54
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14.2.2.54
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- Sanskrit
14.2.2.54
sa yadvānaspatyaḥ syāt pradahyeta yaddhiraṇmayaḥ syātpralīyeta yallohamayaḥ syātprasicyeta yadayasmayaḥ syātpradahetparīśāsāvathaiṣa evaitasmāatiṣṭhata tasmādetam mṛnmayenaiva juhoti
But if it were made of wood, it would be burnt; and if of gold, it would dissolve; and if of copper, it would melt; and if of stone, it would burn the two handling-sticks; and that (Gharma) itself submitted to that (earthen vessel): therefore it is by means of an earthen one that he offers it.
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)
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Arun Kumar Biswas & Sulekha Biswas, English
- Pravargyabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit