Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.6.2.12
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.6.2.12
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- Sanskrit
3.6.2.12
khadireṇa ha somamācakhāda | tasmātkhadiro yadenenākhidattasmātkhādiro yūpo bhavati khādira sphyo 'cāvākasya hainaṃ gopanāyāṃ jahāra so 'cāvāko 'hīyata
She took possession (â-kakhâda) of Soma by means of (a stick of) khadira wood (Acacia Catechu), whence (the name) Khadira; and because she thereby took possession of him, therefore the sacrificial stake and the wooden sword (sphya) are of khadira wood.
She then carried him off while he was under the charge of the Akhâvâka, wherefore this Akhâvâka priest was excluded (from drinking Soma).
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)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English