Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.2.2.9

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.2.2.9

Language: Sanskrit

3.2.2.9

agnirbrahmeti | agnirhyeva brahmāgniryajña ityagnirhyeva yajño vanaspatiryajñiya iti vanaspatayo hi yajñiyā na hi manuṣyā yajeranyadvanaspatayo na syustasmādāha vanaspatiryajñiya iti

'Agni is the Brahman' (neut.), he says, for Agni is indeed the Brahman (sacerdotium);--'Agni is the sacrifice,' for Agni is indeed the sacrifice;--'the tree is meet for the sacrifice,' for trees are indeed meet for the sacrifice, since men could not sacrifice, if there were no trees: therefore he says, 'the tree is meet for the sacrifice.'
Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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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