Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 4.5.2.15
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.5.2.15
- Language
- Sanskrit
4.5.2.15
ākhūtkara evainamupakireyuḥ | iyaṃ vā asya sarvasya pratiṣṭhā tadenamasyāmeva pratiṣṭhāpayati tadu vā āhurya enaṃ tatrānuvyāharetkṣipre 'smai mṛtāya śmaśānaṃ kariṣyantīti tathā haiva syāt
They may bury it ins a mole-hill; for this (earth) is the support of everything here: he thus establishes it on this same (earth). But, say they, if, in that case, any one were to curse him, saying, 'They shall quickly prepare a burying-place for him, being dead!' then verily it would be so.
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