Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.3.3.11
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.3.3.11
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.3.3.11
athainaṃ dakṣiṇe bāhāvabhipadya japati | savitā tvā savānāṃ suvatāmagnirgṛhapatīnāṃ somo vanaspatīnām bṛhaspatirvāca indro jyaiṣṭhyāya rudraḥ paśubhyo mitraḥ satyo varuṇo dharmapatīnām
Thereupon, taking hold of him (the Sacrificer) by the right arm, he mutters (Vâg. S. IX, 39, 40), 'May Savitri quicken thee for (powers of) quickening (ruling), Agni for householders, Soma for trees, Brihaspati for speech, Indra for lordship, Rudra for cattle, Mitra for truth, Varuna for the lord of the law.'
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 (3)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- The History of Indian Literature — Albrecht Weber, English
- Spiritual Authority and Temporal Power in the Indian Theory of Government — Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, English