Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.4.2.23
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.4.2.23
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.4.2.23
athodapātramādāyāvanejayati | asāvavanenikṣvetyeva yajamānasya pitaramasāvavanenikṣveti pitāmahamasāvavanenikṣveti prapitāmahaṃ tadyathā jakṣuṣe 'bhiṣiñcedevaṃ tat
Thereupon he takes the water-pitcher and makes them wash themselves, 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. Even as one would pour out (water for a guest) when he has taken his meal, so here.
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 (2)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Śrautakośa — Sanskrit