Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.4.3.11
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.4.3.11
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3.4.3.11
atha madantībhirupaspṛśya | rājānamāpyāyayanti tadyanmadantīrupaspṛśya rājānamāpyāyayanti vajro vā ājyaṃ retaḥ somo nedvajreṇājyena retaḥ somaṃ hinasāmeti tasmānmadantīrupaspṛśya rājānamāpyāyayanti
Having touched the lustral water, they (the priests and sacrificer) therewith strengthen the king (Soma). The reason why, after touching the lustral water, they strengthen the king is this;--ghee is a thunderbolt, and Soma is seed: hence they strengthen the king after touching the lustral water, lest they should injure the seed, Soma, by the thunderbolt, the ghee.
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