Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.5.2.23
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.5.2.23
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- Sanskrit
7.5.2.23
atha puruṣaśīrṣamabhijuhoti | āhutirvai yajñaḥ puruṣaṃ tatpaśūnāṃ yajñiyaṃ karoti tasmātpuruṣa eva paśūnāṃ yajate
He then offers on the human head,--sacrifice is offering: he thus makes man the one among animals fit to sacrifice; whence man alone among animals performs sacrifice.
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 (1)
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit