Shatapatha Brahmana 5.4.1.14
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.4.1.14
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5.4.1.14
tamupariṣṭācīrṣṇo nidadhāti | ojo 'si saho syamṛtamasītyamṛtamāyurhiraṇyaṃ tadasminnamṛtamāyurdadhāti tadyadrukmā ubhayato bhavato 'mṛtamāyurhiraṇyaṃ tadamṛtenaivainametadāyuṣobhayataḥ paribṛṃhati tasmādrukmā ubhayato bhavataḥ
That (gold plate) he lays upon his head, with, 'Might thou art, victory thou art, immortality thou art!' Gold being immortal life, he thus lays immortal life into him. And as to why there are gold plates on both sides,--gold being immortal life,--he thus encloses him on both sides with immortal life: this is why there are gold plates on both sides.
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 (2)
- A Vedic Concordance — Maurice Bloomfield, English
- Śatapatha — Sanskrit