Shatapatha Brahmana 4.6.1.15
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 4.6.1.15
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- Sanskrit
4.6.1.15
sahasre grahītavyaḥ | sarvaṃ vai sahasraṃ sarvameṣa sarvavedase grahītavyaḥ sarvaṃ vai sarvavedasaṃ sarvameṣa viśvajiti sarvapṛṣṭhe grahītavyaḥ sarvaṃ vai viśvajitsarvapṛṣṭhaḥ sarvameṣa vājapeye rājasūye grahītavyaḥ sarvaṃ hi tatsattre grahītavyaḥ sarvaṃ vai sattraṃ sarvameṣa etāni grahaṇāni
It should be drawn at a (sacrifice with) a thousand (cows as the priests’ fee); for a thousand is everything, and this (graha) is everything. It should be drawn at (a sacrifice) where the entire property is given away, for the entire property is everything, and this (graha) is everything. It should be drawn at a Visvagit with all the Prishthas, for the Visvagit ('all-conquering') is everything, and this (cup) is everything. It should be drawn at a Vâgapeya and Râgasûya, for that is everything. It should be drawn at a sattra (sacrificial session), for the sattra means everything, and this (cup) means everything. These are the drawings.
Translations (1)
- The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English
Commentaries (2)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit
Linked texts (1)
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German