Shatapatha Brahmana 6.8.1.11
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.8.1.11
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- Sanskrit
6.8.1.11
yadvevaitadyajurjapati | yasminvai kasmiṃścāhite 'kṣa utsarjati tasyaiva sā vāgbhavati tadyadagnāvāhite 'kṣa utsarjatyagnereva sā vāgbhavatyagnimeva taddevā upāstuvannupāmahayaṃstathaivainamayametadupastautyupamahayatyakrandadagni stanayanniva dyauriti tasyokto bandhuḥ
And, again, why he mutters that prayer;--with whomsoever, mounted (on a chariot), the axle creaks, this is his own voice: hence when the axle creaks while Agni is mounted, this is the voice of Agni himself. It was Agni indeed whom the gods thereby praised and magnified; and in like manner does this (Sacrificer) thereby praise and magnify him: 'Agni roared like the thundering sky,'--the meaning of this has been explained.
Translations (1)
- The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English
Commentaries (2)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit