Shatapatha Brahmana 5.1.5.14
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.1.5.14
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- Sanskrit
5.1.5.14
atha yaṃ yajuṣā yunakti | taṃ yajamāna ātiṣṭhati devasyāhaṃ savituḥ save satyaprasavaso bṛhaspatervājajito vājaṃ jeṣamiti
And as to why a Râganya shoots,--he, the Râganya is most manifestly of Pragâpati (the lord of creatures): hence, while being one, he rules over many; and because 'pragâpati' has four syllables, and 'râganya ' also has four syllables, therefore a Râganya shoots. He shoots seventeen arrow's ranges, because Pragâpati is seventeenfold: he thereby wins Pragâpati.
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
Discussed in (9)
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- The Religion and Philosophy of the Veda and Upanishads — Keith 1925, English
- The Positive Background of Hindu Sociology — Sarkar 1914, English
- The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times — Prasad 1928, English
- Republics in Ancient India, c. 1500 B.C.–500 B.C. — Sharma 1968, English
- State and Government in Ancient India — Altekar 1949, English
- Die Hymnen des Rigveda, Bd. I: Metrische und textgeschichtliche Prolegomena — Oldenberg 1888, German
- Public Administration in Ancient India — Banerjea 1916, English
- A History of Hindu Political Theories from the Earliest Times to the End of the First Quarter of the Seventeenth Century A.D. — Ghoshal 1923, English