Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.4.2.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.4.2.16
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.4.2.16
athodapātramādāyāvanejayati | asāvavanenikṣvetyeva yajamānasya pitaramasāvavanenikṣveti pitāmahamasāvavanenikṣveti prapitāmahaṃ tadyathāśiṣyate 'bhiṣiñcedevaṃ tat
He then takes the water-pitcher and makes (the fathers) wash (their hands), merely saying, 'N.N., wash thyself!' (naming) the sacrificer's father; 'N.N., wash thyself!' (naming) his grandfather; 'N.N., wash thyself!' (naming) his great-grandfather. As one would pour out water (for a guest) when he is about to take food, so in this case.
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Śrautakośa — Sanskrit