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Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 8.2.1.7

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.2.1.7

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8.2.1.7

pṛthivyāḥ purīṣamasīti | pṛthivī vai prathamā citistasyā etatpurīṣamiva yaddvitīyāpso nāmeti raso nāmetyetattāṃ tvā viśve abhigṛṇantu devā iti tāṃ tvā sarve 'bhigṛṇantu devā ityetatstomapṛṣṭhā ghṛtavatīha sīdeti yāntstomānasyāṃ taṃsyamāno bhavati taireṣā stomapṛṣṭhā prajāvadasme draviṇāyajasveti prajāvadasme draviṇamāyajasvetyetadaśvinādhvaryū sādayatāmiha tvetyaśvinau hyadhvaryū upādhattām

[The fourth Âsvinî he lays down, with Vâg. S. XIV, 4], 'Thou art the earth's soil-cover,'--the first layer, doubtless, is the earth, and this, the second (layer) is, as it were, its soil-cover (purîsha)--'her sap, in truth,'--that is, 'her essence, in truth,'--'May the All-gods sing thy praises!'--that is, 'May all the gods sing thy praises!'--'Seat thee here, laden with stomas, and rich in fat!'--whatever hymn-forms he will be spreading (constructing) thereon by them this (brick) is laden with stomas;--'Gain for us by sacrifice wealth (dravinâ, pl.) with offspring (adj. sing.)!'--that is, 'Gain for us, by sacrifice, wealth (dravinam, sing.) with offspring!'--'May the Asvins, the Adhvaryus, settle thee here!' for the Asvins, as Adhvaryus, did lay down (this brick).

Julius Eggeling 1882, The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44)

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