Shatapatha Brahmana 3.1.1.10
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.1.1.10
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.1.1.10
sa vai na sarveṇeva saṃvadeta | devānvā eṣa upāvartate yo dīkṣate sa devatānāmeko bhavati na vai devā sarveṇeva saṃvadante brāhmaṇena vaiva rājanyena vā vaiśyena vā te hi yajñiyāstasmādyadyenaṃ śūdreṇa saṃvādo vindedeteṣāmevaikam brūyādimamiti vicakṣvemamiti vicakṣvetyeṣa u tatra dīkṣitasyopacāraḥ
Let him not commune with every one; for he who is consecrated draws nigh to the gods, and becomes one of the deities. Now the gods do not commune with every one, but only with a Brahman, or a. Râganya, or a Vaisya; for these are able to sacrifice. Should there be occasion for him to converse with a Sûdra, let him say to one of those, 'Tell this one so and so! tell this one so and so!'
This is the rule of conduct for the consecrated in such a case.
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 (3)
- The History and Culture of the Indian People — R. C. Majumdar & A. D. Pusalker, English
- Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 — R. S. Sharma, English
- The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times — Beni Prasad, English