Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.3.3.10
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.3.3.10
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.3.3.10
sa vā idrāyaiva marutvate gṛhṇīyāt | nāpi marudbhyaḥ sa yaddhāpi marudbhyo gṛhṇīyātpratyudyāminīṃ ha kṣatrāya viśaṃ kuryādathaitadindramevānu maruta ābhajati tatkṣatrāyaivaitadviśaṃ kṛtānukarāmanuvartmānaṃ karoti tasmādindrāyaiva marutvate gṛhṇīyānnāpi marudbhyaḥ
Let him draw them for Indra Marutvat (accompanied by the Maruts), and not for the Maruts likewise. For were he also to draw cups for the Maruts, he would make the people refractory to the nobility. He thus assigns to the Maruts a share therein after Indra, whereby he makes the people subservient and obedient to the nobility: therefore let him draw the cups for Indra Marutvat, and not for the Maruts likewise.
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)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English