Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.2.1.25
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.2.1.25
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- Sanskrit
5.2.1.25
sa āstṛṇāti | iyaṃ te rāḍiti rājyamevāsminnetaddadhātyathainamāsādayati yantāsi yamana iti yantāramevainametadyamanamāsām prajānāṃ karoti dhruvo 'si dharuṇa iti dhruvamevainametaddharuṇamasmiṃloke karoti kṛṣyai tvā kṣemāya tvā rayyai tvā poṣāya tveti sādhave tvetyevaitadāha
He spreads it, with, 'This is thy kingship!' whereby he endows him with royal power. He then makes him sit down, with, Thou art the ruler, the ruling lord!' whereby he makes him the ruler, ruling over those subjects of his Thou art firm, and stedfast!' whereby he makes him firm and stedfast in this world;--'Thee for the tilling!--Thee for peaceful dwelling!--Thee for wealth!--Thee for thrift!' whereby he means to say, '(here I seat) thee for the welfare (of the people).'
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 (4)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times — K. P. Jayaswal, English
- Hindu Administrative Institutions — V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar, English
- Śatapatha — Sanskrit