Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.2.1.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.2.1.16
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- Sanskrit
3.2.1.16
atha prorṇute | garbho vā eṣa bhavati yo dīkṣate prāvṛtā vai garbho ulbeneva jarāyuṇeva tasmādvai prorṇute
He then wraps up (his head). For he who is consecrated becomes an embryo; and embryos are enveloped both by the amnion and the outer membrane: therefore he covers (his head).
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