Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.5.2.11
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.5.2.11
- Language
- 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.
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 (4)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- The Hindu Temple — Stella Kramrisch, English
- Śūdras in Ancient India: A Social History of the Lower Order down to circa A.D. 600 — R. S. Sharma, English