Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.1.4.12
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.1.4.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.1.4.12
bhūriti vai prajāpatiḥ | brahmājanayata bhuva iti kṣatraṃ svariti viśametāvadvā idaṃ sarvaṃ yāvadbrahma kṣatraṃ viṭ sarveṇaivādhiyate
With 'bhûh!' Pragâpati generated the Brahman (priesthood); with 'bhuvah!' the Kshatra (nobility); with 'svah!' the Vis (the common people). As much as are the Brahman, the Kshatra, and the Vis, so much is this universe: with the universe it (the fire) is accordingly established.
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 (3)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times — Beni Prasad, English
- The Social and Military Position of the Ruling Caste in Ancient India, as Represented by the Sanskrit Epic — E. W. Hopkins, English