Shatapatha Brahmana 5.5.4.27
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 5.5.4.27
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- Sanskrit
5.5.4.27
atha kumbhaḥ | śatavitṛṇo vā bhavati navavitṛṇo vā sa yadi śatavitṛṇaḥ śatāyurvā ayam puruṣaḥ śatatejāḥ śatavīryastasmācatavitṛṇo yadyu navavitṛṇo naveme puruṣe prāṇāstasmānnavavitṛṇaḥ
Now there is a pitcher perforated either with a hundred, or with nine, holes. If it is one with a hundred holes,--man lives up to a hundred (years), and has a hundred energies, and a hundred powers: therefore it is perforated with a hundred holes. And if with nine holes,--there are in man those nine vital airs: therefore it is perforated with nine holes.
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)
- Shakti and Shâkta: Essays and Addresses on the Shâkta Tantrashâstra — John Woodroffe, English
- Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit
- Śatapatha — Sanskrit