Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.2.4.13
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.2.4.13
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- Sanskrit
3.2.4.13
atha hiraṇyamapoddharati | tanmanuṣyeṣu hiraṇyaṃ karoti sa yatsahiraṇyaṃ juhuyātparāgu haivaitanmanuṣyebhyo hiraṇyam pravṛñjyāttanna manuṣyeṣu hiraṇyamabhigamyeta
Thereupon he takes out the piece of gold (from the spoon), whereby he bestows gold on men; but were he to offer (the butter) together with the gold, he would doubtless cast the gold away from men, and no gold would then be gained among men.
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)
- Adhvarakāṇḍa — Sanskrit