Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 2.6.2.8
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 2.6.2.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
2.6.2.8
palāśasya palāśena madhyamena juhoti | brahma vai palāśasya palāśam brahmaṇaivaitajjuhoti sa sarveṣāmevāvadyatyekasyaiva nāvadyati ya eṣo 'tirikto bhavati
He offers with the central leaflet of a palâsa-leaf. The palâsa-leaf, truly, is the Brahman (priesthood): with the Brahman, therefore, he offers. He takes a cutting from (the northern part of) all the cakes; from the additional one alone he takes no cutting.
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)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English