Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 7.5.2.8
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 7.5.2.8
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- Sanskrit
7.5.2.8
athaiṣu hiraṇyaśakalānpratyasyati | prāṇo vai hiraṇyamatha vā etebhyaḥ paśubhyaḥ saṃjñapyamānebhya eva prāṇā utkāmanti tadyaddhiraṇyaśakalānpratyasyati prāṇānevaiṣvetaddadhāti
He now (in the first place) thrusts gold chips into each of them,--gold is vital air, and the vital airs go out of these animals when slaughtered: thus, when he thrusts gold chips into each of them, he puts the vital airs into them.
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