Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.9.2.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.9.2.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.9.2.1
yatra vai yajñasya śiro 'cidyata | tasya raso drutvāpaḥ praviveṣa tenaivaitadrasenāpaḥ syandante tamevaitadrasaṃ syandamānam manyante
Now, when the head of the sacrifice (victim) was struck off, its sap, running, entered the waters. It is by that very sap that those waters flow; that very sap is believed to be flowing there.
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)
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English