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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.5.2.11

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.5.2.11

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Sanskrit

3.5.2.11

tasyāmāghārayati | siṃhyasi svāhetyathāparayoruttarasyāṃ siṃhyasyādityavaniḥ svāhetyathāparayordakṣiṇasyāṃ siṃhyasi brahmavaniḥ kṣatravaniḥ svāheti bahvī vai yajuḥṣvāśīstadbrahma ca kṣatraṃ cāśāsta ubhe vīrye

On that he pours ghee, with the text (Vâg. S. V, 12), 'Thou art a lioness; Hail!' Then on the northern of the two back corners with, 'Thou art a lioness, winning the Âdityas, Hail!' Then on the southern of the two back corners with, 'Thou art a lioness, winning the Brahman, winning the Kshatra, Hail!' Manifold, verily, is the prayer for blessing in the sacrificial texts: by this one he prays for the Brahman (priesthood) and the Kshatra. (nobility), those two vital forces.

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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