Shatapatha Brahmana 6.8.1.14
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 6.8.1.14
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- Sanskrit
6.8.1.14
pra prāyamagnirbharatasya śṛṇva iti | prajāpatirvai bharataḥ sa hīdaṃ sarvam bibharti vi yatsūryo na rocate bṛhadbhā iti vi yatsūrya iva rocate bṛhadbhā ityetadabhi yaḥ pūrum pṛtanāsu tasthāviti pūrurha nāmāsurarakṣasamāsa tamagniḥ pṛtanāsvabhitaṣṭhau dīdāya daivyo atithiḥ śivo na iti dīpyamāno daivo 'tithiḥ śivo na ityetatsthitavatyā vasatyai hyenaṃ tatsthāpayati
[He puts it on, with Vâg. S. XII, 34; Rik S. VII, 8, 4] 'Far, far famed is this Agni of the Bharata (tribe),'--the Bharata, doubtless, is Pragâpati, for he sustains (bhar) this entire (universe);--'that his great light shineth brightly, as the sun,'--that is, 'that, like the sun, his great light shines brightly;'--'he who overthrew Pûru in battles,'--Pûru, by name, was an Âsura-Rakshas: him Agni overthrew (abhi-sthâ) in battles;--'blazed up hath the divine guest, gracious unto us;'--that is, 'being kindled, the divine guest is gracious to us.' With a (verse) containing (the verb) 'sthâ' (he performs), for he thereby makes him stop (sthâ) for (staying at) his home.
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
Discussed in (2)
- Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions — Muir 1858, English
- A Vedic Concordance — Bloomfield 1906, English