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Shatapatha Brahmana 14.3.1.11

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 14.3.1.11

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Sanskrit

14.3.1.11

āgneyyāṃ gāyati agnirhi rakṣasāmapahantāticandasi gāyatyeṣā vai sarvāṇi candāṃsi yadavticandāstasmādaticandasi gāyati

He sings it on a (verse) relating to Agni, for Agni is the repeller of the Rakshas. On an Atikkhandas (verse) he sings it, for that--to wit, the Atikkhandas (redundant metre) is all metres, therefore he sings it on an Atikkhandas (verse).

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

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