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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.1.3.1

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.1.3.1

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Sanskrit

2.1.3.1

vasanto grīṣmo varṣāḥ | te devā ṛtavaḥ śaraddhemantaḥ śiśiraste pitaro ya evāpūryate 'rdhamāsaḥ sa devā yo 'pakṣīyate sa pitaro 'hareva devā rātriḥ pitaraḥ punarahnaḥ pūrvāhṇo devā aparāhṇaḥ pitaraḥ

The spring, the summer, and the rains, these seasons (represent) the gods; and the autumn, the winter, and the dewy season represent the fathers. That half-moon which increases represents the gods, and that which decreases represents the fathers. The day represents the gods, and the night represents the fathers. And, further, the forenoon represents the gods, and the afternoon the fathers.

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

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