Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.2.4.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.2.4.6
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.2.4.6
atha devāḥ | vīṇāmeva sṛṣṭvā vādayanto nigāyanto niṣeduriti vai vayaṃ gāsyāma iti tvā pramodayiṣyāmaha iti sā devānupāvavarta sā vai sā tanmoghamupāvavarta yā stuvadbhyaḥ śaṃsadbhyo nṛttaṃ gītamupāvavarta tasmādapyetarhi moghasaṃhitā eva yoṣā evaṃ hi vāgupāvartata tāmu hyanyā anu yoṣāstasmādya eva nṛtyati yo gāyati tasminnevaitā nimiślatamā iva
The gods then created the lute and sat playing and singing, saying, 'Thus we will sing to thee, thus we will amuse thee!' She turned to the gods; but, in truth, she turned to them vainly, since she turned away from those, engaged in praising and praying, to dance and song. Wherefore even to this day women are given to vain things: for it was on this wise that Vâk turned thereto, and other women do as she did. And hence it is to him who dances and sings that they most readily take a fancy.
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 (6)
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) — Radhakumud Mookerji, English
- The History of Indian Literature — Albrecht Weber, English
- Education in Ancient India — A. S. Altekar, English
- Adhvarakāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English