Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.6.2.26
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.6.2.26
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.6.2.26
yā vai prajā yajñe 'nanvābhaktāḥ | parābhūtā vai tā evamevaitadyā imāḥ prajā aparābhūtāstā yajña ābhajati manuṣyānanu paśavo devānanu vayāṃsyoṣadhayo vanaspatayo yadidaṃ kiṃ caivamu tatsarvaṃ yajña ābhaktaṃ te ha smaita ubhaye devamanuṣyāḥ pitaraḥ sampibante saiṣā sampā te ha sma dṛśyamānā eva purā sampibanta utaitarhyadṛśyamānāḥ
But those creatures which are not admitted to the sacrifice are forlorn; wherefore he now admits to the sacrifice those creatures here on earth that are not forlorn; behind the men are the beasts; and behind the gods are the birds, the plants, and the trees; and thus whatsoever exists here on earth all that is admitted to the sacrifice. And verily both the gods and men, and the Fathers drink together, and this is their symposium; of old they drank together visibly, but now they do so unseen.
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 (3)
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — John Muir, English
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English