Shatapatha Brahmana 6.1.3.5
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.1.3.5
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- Sanskrit
6.1.3.5
sikatābhyaḥ śarkarāmasṛjata | tasmātsikatāḥ śarkaraivāntato bhavati śarkarāyā aśmānaṃ tasmācarkarāśmaivāntato bhavatyaśmano 'yastasmādaśmano 'yo dhamantyayaso hiraṇyaṃ tasmādayo bahudhmātaṃ hiraṇyasaṃkāśamivaiva bhavati
From the sated he created the pebble: whence sand finally indeed becomes a pebble;--from the pebble the stone: whence the pebble finally indeed becomes a stone;--from the stone metal ore: whence from stone they smelt ore;--from ore gold: whence ore much smelted comes, as it were, to have the appearance of gold.
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 (5)
- Vedic Index of Names and Subjects — Arthur A. Macdonell & A. Berriedale Keith, English
- Minerals and Metals in Ancient India — Arun Kumar Biswas & Sulekha Biswas, English
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Chandragupta Maurya and His Times — Radhakumud Mookerji, English
- Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit