Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.2.2.7
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.2.2.7
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- Sanskrit
4.2.2.7
rakṣobhyo vai tām bhīṣā vācamayacan | ṣaḍvā ataḥ prāco grahāngṛhṇātyathaiṣa saptamaḥ ṣaḍvā ṛtavaḥ saṃvatsarasya sarvaṃ vai saṃvatsaraḥ
It was from fear of the evil spirits that (the gods) restrained their speech. Previously to this he draws six grahas, and this is the seventh: for there are six seasons in the year, and the year is all.
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