Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.2.2.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.2.2.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.2.2.1
ghnanti vā etadyajñam | yadenaṃ tanvate yannveva rājānamabhiṣuṇvanti tattaṃ ghnanti yatpaśuṃ samjñapayanti viśāsati tattaṃ ghnantyulūkhalamusalābhyāṃ dṛṣadupalābhyāṃ haviryajñaṃ ghnanti
Now, in performing that sacrifice, they slay it; and in pressing out the king (Soma), they slay him; and in quieting and immolating the victim, they slay it. The haviryagña they slay with the mortar and pestle, and with the two mill-stones.
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)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English