Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.8.4.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.8.4.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.8.4.1
trīṇi ha vai paśorekādaśāni | ekādaśa prayājā ekādaśānuyājā ekādaśopayajo daśa pāṇyā aṅgulayo daśa pādyā daśa prāṇāḥ prāṇa udāno vyāna ityetāvānvai puruṣo yaḥ parārdhyaḥ paśūnāṃ yaṃ sarve 'nu paśavaḥ
Now there are three elevens at the animal offering,--eleven fore-offerings, eleven after-offerings, and eleven by-offerings: ten fingers, ten toes, ten vital airs, and the out-breathing, in-breathing and through-breathing--this much constitutes man, who is the highest of animals, after whom are all animals.
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)
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German