Shatapatha Brahmana 5.1.5.21
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.1.5.21
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.1.5.21
so 'numantrayate | śaṃ no bhavantu vājino haveṣu devatātā mitadravaḥ svarkāḥ jambhayanto 'hiṃ vṛkaṃ rakṣāṃsi sanemyasmadyuyavannamīvāḥ
He then either offers or addresses (the horses) with the following tristich: this is twofold, because he either offers or addresses. Whether he offers, or addresses (the horses), the significance is the same: he thereby speeds those running horses, imbues them with energy. There are here three earths, namely this one, and two beyond it: these he thereby wins.
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 (1)
- Die Kosmographie der Inder nach den Quellen dargestellt — Kirfel 1920, German