[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Vedic Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda) › [Brāhmaṇas (ritual exegesis)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana) › [Shatapatha Brahmana](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha) › 4.2.2.7 # Shatapatha Brahmana 4.2.2.7 Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.2.2.7 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [4.2.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.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. > — Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) - [Previous: 4.2.2.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.2.2.6) - [Next: 4.2.2.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.2.2.8) - [Up: 4.2.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.2.2) ## Translations (1) - [The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina~en-eggeling.4.2.2.7) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English ## Commentaries (2) - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina!harisvamin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha*madhyandina!sayana) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.2.2.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.4.2.2.7) · Pramāṇa