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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.1.4.2

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.1.4.2

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5.1.4.2

agṛhīte māhendre | eṣa vā indrasya niṣkevalyo graho yanmāhendro 'pyasyaitanniṣkevalyameva stotraṃ niṣkevalyaṃ śastramindro vai yajamānastadenaṃ sva evāyatane 'bhiṣiñcati tasmādagṛhīte māhendre

The Mâhendra cup being not yet drawn,--for that, the Mâhendra, is Indra's special (nishkevalya) cup, and so also are his that Nishkevalya-stotra and Nishkevalya-sastra; and the Sacrificer is Indra: thus he consecrates him at his own dwelling-place. Hence, the Mâhendra cup being not yet drawn,--

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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