Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.5.2.19
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.5.2.19
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- Sanskrit
2.5.2.19
āsādya havīṃṣyagnim manthati | agnim manthitvānuprahṛtyābhijuhotyathādhvaryurevāhāgnaye samidhyamānāyānubrūhīti tā ubhāvevedhmāvabhyādhatta ubhau samidhau pariśiṃṣṭa ubhau pūrvāvāghārāvāghārayato 'thādhvaryurevāhāgnimagnītsammṛḍḍhītyasammṛṣṭameva bhavati sampreṣitam
Having thus placed the sacrificial dishes, he churns the fire; and having churned it and placed it on (the hearth), he offers thereon, The Adhvaryu in the first place says (to the Hotri), 'Recite to the fire that is being kindled!' Both (the Adhvaryu and the Pratiprasthâtri) then put firewood on (the fire) and both reserve one kindling-stick each; and they both pour out the first libation (âghâra). Thereupon the Adhvaryu says, 'Agnîdh, trim the fire!' Although the summons is given, the trimming does not take place (immediately)
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