Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.1.2.4
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.1.2.4
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.1.2.4
sa vai nakhānyevāgre nikṛntate | dakṣiṇasyaivāgre savyasya vā agre mānuṣe 'thaivaṃ devatrāṅguṣṭhayorevāgre kaniṣṭhikayorvā agre mānuṣe 'thaivaṃ devatrā
In the first place he cuts his nails, first of the right hand--for in human (practice) those of the left hand (are cut) first, but with the gods in this manner. First (he cuts those) of the thumbs--for in human (practice) those of the little fingers (are cut) first, but with the gods in this manner.
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 Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English