Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.1.2.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.1.2.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.1.2.2
ekaṃ dve trīṇi | catvārīti vā anyāni nakṣatrāṇyathaitā eva bhūyiṣṭhā yatkṛttikāstadbhūmānamevaitadupaiti tasmātkṛttikāsvādadhīta
Moreover, the other lunar asterisms (consist of) one, two, three or four (stars), so that the Krittikâs are the most numerous (of asterisms): hence he thereby obtains an abundance. For this reason he may set up his fires under the Krittikâs.
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)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Bhāratīya Jyotiḥśāstra (History of Indian Astronomy), translated by R. V. Vaidya — Śaṅkara Bālakṛṣṇa Dīkṣita & R. V. Vaidya, English