Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.6.1.10
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.6.1.10
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.6.1.10
atha dakṣiṇenānvāhāryapacanam | catuḥsraktiṃ vediṃ karotyavāntaradiśo 'nu sraktīḥ karoti catasro vā avāntaradiśo 'vāntaradiśo vai pitarastasmādavāntaradiśo 'nu sraktīḥ karoti
Thereupon he raises a square altar south of the Dakshinâgni. He makes the corners point towards the intermediate quarters. There are doubtless four intermediate quarters, and the fathers are the intermediate quarters: this is why he makes the corners point towards the intermediate quarters.
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English