Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 5.4.4.7
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.4.4.7
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.4.4.7
athainam pṛṣṭhatastūṣṇīmeva daṇḍairghnanti | taṃ daṇḍairghnanto daṇḍabadhamatinayanti tasmādrājādaṇḍyo yadenaṃ daṇḍabadhamatinayanti
They (the Adhvaryu and his assistants) then silently strike him with sticks on the back;--by beating him with sticks (danda) they guide him safely over judicial punishment (dandabadha): whence the king is exempt from punishment (adandya), because they guide him safely over judicial punishment.
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
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