Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.5.2.17
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.5.2.17
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.5.2.17
sa uttarasyāmeva payasyāyām meṣīmavadadhāti | dakṣiṇasyām meṣamevamiva hi mithunaṃ kLptamuttarato hi strī pumāṃsamupaśete
The ewe he places on the southern, and the ram on the northern dish of curds; for in this way alone a proper union is effected, since the woman lies on the left (or north) side of the man.
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)
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English