Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.6.4.22
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.6.4.22
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.6.4.22
ekādaśāratnim parivāsayet | ekādaśākṣarā vai triṣṭubvajrastriṣṭubvajro yūpastasmādekādaśāratniṃ parivāsayet
He may cut it eleven cubits long, for eleven syllables has the Trishtubh, and the Trishtubh is a thunderbolt, as the sacrificial stake is a thunderbolt: therefore he may cut it eleven 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