Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 6.5.4.16
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.5.4.16
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- Sanskrit
6.5.4.16
ajāyai payasācṛṇatti | prajāpatervai śokādajā samabhavanprajāpatiragnirno vā ātmātmānaṃ hinastyahiṃsāyai yadvevājāyā ajā ha sarvā oṣadhīratti sarvāsāmevaināmetadoṣadhīnāṃ rasenācṛṇatti
He pours goat's milk into it to avoid injury; for the goat sprang from Pragâpati's head, and Pragâpati is Agni; and one does not injure one's own self. And as to why it is goat's (milk),--the goat eats all (kinds of) herbs: he thus pours into it (the pan) the sap of all (kinds of) herbs.
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