Shatapatha Brahmana 4.5.8.11
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.5.8.11
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- Sanskrit
4.5.8.11
tāmavārjanti | sā yadyapuruṣābhivītā prācīyāttatra vidyādarātsīdayaṃ yajamānaḥ kalyāṇaṃ lokamajaiṣīditi yadyudīcīyācreyānasmiṃloke yajamāno bhaviṣyatīti vidyādyadi pratīcīyādibhyatilvila iva dhānyatilvilo bhaviṣyatīti vidyādyadi dakṣiṇeyātkṣipre 'smāllokādyajamānaḥ praiṣyatīti vidyādetāni vijñānāni
They release her. If, not urged by any man, she goes eastwards, then let him know that this sacrificer has succeeded, that he has won the happy world. If she goes northwards, let him know that the sacrificer will be more glorious in this world. If she goes westwards, let him know that he will be rich in dependants and crops. If she goes southwards, let him know that the sacrificer will quickly depart from this world. Such are the ways of knowledge.
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 (3)
- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Arthur Berriedale Keith, English
- Die Religion des Veda — Hermann Oldenberg, German
- The Religions of India — Edward Washburn Hopkins, English