Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.4.2.32
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.4.2.32
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7.4.2.32
athāṣāḍhāmupadadhāti | iyaṃ vā aṣāḍhemāmevaitadupadadhāti tām pūrvārdha upadadhāti prathamā hīyamasṛjyata
He then lays down the Ashâdhâ (invincible brick),--the 'invincible one' being this earth, it is this earth he thus lays down. He puts it on the fore-part (of the altar-site), for this earth was created first.
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)
- The Hindu Temple — Stella Kramrisch, English
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit