Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.8.5.6
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.8.5.6
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- Sanskrit
3.8.5.6
atha jāghanyā patnīḥ saṃyājayanti | jaghanārdho vai jāghanī jaghanārdhādvai yoṣāyai prajāḥ prajāyante tatpraivaitajjanayati yajjāghanyā patnīḥ saṃyājayanti
Thereupon they perform the Patnîsamyâgas with the tail (of the victim), for the tail is the hind-part, and from the hind-part of woman offspring is produced: hence offspring is produced by the Patnîsamyâgas being performed with the tail.
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