Shatapatha Brahmana 6.4.4.22
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.4.4.22
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- Sanskrit
6.4.4.22
athājalomānyācidya | udīcaḥ prācaḥ paśūnprasṛjatyeṣā hobhayeṣāṃ devamanuṣyāṇāṃ digyadudīcī prācyetasyāṃ taddiśi paśūndadhāti tasmādubhaye devamanuṣyāḥ paśūnupajīvanti
He then cuts off some goat's hair, and lets loose the animals towards the north-east; for this, the north-east, is the region of both gods and men: he thus bestows cattle on that region, and hence both gods and men subsist on cattle.
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)
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Kāṇvīya Śatapathabrāhmaṇa — Sanskrit