Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.1.1.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.1.1.2
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- Sanskrit
4.1.1.2
atha yasmādupāṃśurnāma | aṃśurvai nāma grahaḥ sa prajāpatistasyaiṣa prāṇastadyadasyaiṣa prāṇastasmādupāṃśurnāma
Now as to why it is called Upâmsu. There is a graha called Amsu, that is Pragâpati: his out-breathing is this (graha); and because it is his out-breathing, therefore it is called Upâmsu.
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