Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.5.4.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.5.4.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.5.4.1
mahāhaviṣa ha vai devā vṛtraṃ jaghnuḥ | teno eva vyajayanta yeyameṣāṃ vijitistāṃ tatho evaiṣa etena pāpmānaṃ dviṣantam bhrātṛvyaṃ hanti tatho eva vijayate tasmādvā eṣa etena yajate
Verily, by means of the Great Oblation the gods slew Vritra; by means of it they gained that supreme authority which they now wield; and so does he (the Sacrificer) thereby now slay his wicked, spiteful enemy, and gain the victory: this is why he performs this sacrifice.
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)
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German