Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.3.4.33
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.3.4.33
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- Sanskrit
2.3.4.33
atha dvipadāḥ | puruṣacandasaṃ vai dvipadā dvipādvā ayam puruṣaḥ puruṣānaivaitadyācate puruṣānhi yācate tasmāddvipadāḥ paśumānha vai puruṣavānbhavati ya evaṃ vidvānupatiṣṭhate
Thereupon (he mutters) the dvipadâ (two-footed) verses. The dvipadâ, doubtless, is man's metre, since man is two-footed, and men are therewith prayed for: and as he now prays for men, therefore (he uses) dvipadâ verses. And whosoever, knowing this, approaches (the two fires), becomes possessed both of cattle and men.
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