Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.3.1.2
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.3.1.2
- Language
- Sanskrit
6.3.1.2
te yadabruvan cetayadhvamiti citimicateti vāva tadabruvanyaccetayamānā apaśyaṃstasmāccitirāhutirvai yajño yadiṣṭvāpaśyattasmādiṣṭakā
Now when they said, 'Meditate ye!' they doubtless meant to say, 'Seek ye a layer!' and inasmuch as they saw it whilst meditating (ketay), therefore it is a layer (kiti). And the libation is a sacrifice; and inasmuch as he saw it after sacrificing (ishtvâ), it is a brick (ishtakâ).
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)
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit