Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.3.4.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.3.4.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.3.4.1
ghnanti vā etadyajñam | yadenaṃ tanvate yannveva rājānamabhiṣuṇvanti tattaṃ ghnanti yatpaśuṃ saṃjñapayanti viśāsati tattaṃ ghnantyulūkhalamusalābhyāṃ dṛṣadupalābhyāṃ haviryajñaṃ ghnanti
Now, they slay the sacrifice, when they spread (perform) it:--to wit, when they press out the king (Soma), they slay him; when they quiet the victim, they slay it; and with mortar and pestle, with the upper and nether millstone, they slay the havis offering.
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)
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society — J. C. Heesterman, English