Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.1.1.37
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.1.1.37
- Language
- Sanskrit
7.1.1.37
vyāmamātrī bhavati | vyāmamātro vai puruṣaḥ puruṣaḥ prajāpatiḥ prajāpatiragnirātmasammitāṃ tadyoniṃ karoti parimaṇḍalā bhavati parimaṇḍalā hi yoniratho ayaṃ vai loko gārhapatyaḥ parimaṇḍala u vā ayaṃ lokaḥ
It (the Gârhapatya hearth) measures a fathom (in diameter), for man is a fathom high, and man is Pragâpati (the lord of generation), and Pragâpati is Agni: he thus makes the womb of equal size to his (Agni's) body. It is circular, for the womb is circular; and moreover the Gârhapatya is this (terrestrial) world, and this world doubtless is circular.
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
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- Die Kosmographie der Inder nach den Quellen dargestellt — Willibald Kirfel, German
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- The Science of the Śulba: A Study in Early Hindu Geometry — Bibhutibhusan Datta, English