Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.2.2.20
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.2.2.20
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- Sanskrit
7.2.2.20
yadvevātmānaṃ vikṛṣati | ya eveme 'ntarātmanprāṇāstānasminnetaddadhāti tūṣṇīṃ ko hi tadveda yāvanta ime 'ntarātmanprāṇāḥ
And as to why he ploughs through the body: he thereby puts into him those vital airs which are inside the body. Silently (he does so), for who knows how many vital airs there are inside the body?
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)
- Altindische Grammatik — Jacob Wackernagel & Albert Debrunner, German
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit