Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.3.5.14
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.3.5.14
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- Sanskrit
5.3.5.14
āśvattham bhavati | tena vaiśyo 'bhiṣiñcati sa yadevādo 'śvatthe tiṣṭhata indro maruta upāmantrayata tasmādāśvatthena vaiśyo 'bhiṣiñcatyetānyabhiṣecanīyāni pātrāṇi bhavanti
There is an asvattha (ficus religiosa) one: therewith a Vaisya sprinkles. Because Indra on that (former) occasion called upon the Maruts staying on the Asvattha tree, therefore a Vaisya sprinkles with an asvattha (vessel). These are the consecration vessels.
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