Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 3.9.4.21
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 3.9.4.21
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- Sanskrit
3.9.4.21
sa upaiti | prāgapāgudagadharākṣarvatastvā diśa ādhāvantviti tadenamābhirdigbhirmithunena priyeṇa dhāmnā saṃsparśayatyamba niṣpara samarīrvidāmiti yoṣā vā ambā yoṣā diśastasmādāhāmba niṣpareti samarīrvidāmiti prajā vā arīḥ sam prajā jānatāmityevaitadāha tasmādyā api viṭūramiva prajā bhavanti sameva tā jānate tasmādāha samarīrvidāmiti
He performs with (Vâg. S. VI, 36), 'From east, from west, from north, from south--from every side may the regions resort to thee!' whereby he makes him consort with the regions as his mate, his loved resort. 'O mother, satisfy (him)! may the noble meet together!' A mother (ambâ) is a woman, and the regions (dis, fem.) are women: therefore he says, 'O mother, satisfy (him)!--May the noble meet together!' The noble doubtless means people (creatures, offspring): he thus means to say, 'May the people live in harmony with each other!' Even the people that are far away (from each other) live in harmony with each other: therefore he says, 'May the noble meet together.'
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 (2)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English