Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.4.2.15
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.4.2.15
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- Sanskrit
2.4.2.15
sa nidadhāti | ye rūpāṇi pratimuñcamānā asurāḥ santaḥ svadhayā caranti parāpuro nipuro ye bharantyagniṣṭāṃlokātpraṇudātyasmādityagnirhi rakṣasāmapahantā tasmādevaṃ nidadhāti
He lays it down, with the text (Vâg. S. II, 30), 'Whatsoever Asuras roam about at will, assuming various shapes,--be they large-bodied or small-bodied,--may Agni expel them from this world!' Agni is the repeller of the Rakshas, and therefore he lays (the firebrand) down in this way.
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 (1)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English