Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.6.4.20
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.6.4.20
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3.6.4.20
aṣṭāratnim parivāsayet | aṣṭākṣrā vai gāyatrī pūrvārdho vai yajñasya gāyatrī pūrvārdha eṣa yajñasya tasmādaṣṭāratnim parivāsayet
He may cut it eight cubits long, (for eight syllables has the Gâyatrî, and the Gâyatrî is the fore-part of the sacrifice, as the sacrificial stake is the fore-part of the sacrifice: therefore he may cut it eight cubits long.
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