Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.2.1.12
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.2.1.12
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.2.1.12
sā vai trivṛdbhavati | trivṛddhyannam paśavo hyannam pitā mātā yajjāyate tattṛtīyaṃ tasmāttrivṛdbhavati
It (the cord) is a triple one, because food is threefold, food being cattle. (Moreover) the father and mother (are two), and that which is born is a third: hence it is a triple (cord).
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)
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English