Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.1.4.18
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.1.4.18
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.1.4.18
taṃ yatra prāñcaṃ haranti | tatpurastādaśvaṃ nayanti tatpurastādevaitannāṣṭrā rakṣāṃsyapaghnannetyathābhayenānāṣṭreṇa haranti
And when they carry that (fire) eastward, they lead the horse in front of it; so that, in proceeding in front of it, it wards off from it the evil spirits, the Rakshas; and they carry it (to the Âhavanîya) safely and unmolested by evil spirits.
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