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Shatapatha Brahmana 8.5.1.5

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.5.1.5

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Sanskrit

8.5.1.5

atha virāja upadadhāti | eṣā vai sā virāḍyāṃ taddevā virājam pañcamīṃ citimapaśyaṃstā daśa-daśopadadhāti daśākṣarā virāḍvirāḍeṣā civiḥ sarvata upadadhāti yo vā ekasyāṃ diśi virājati na vai sa virājati yo vāva sarvāsu dikṣu virājati sa eva virājati

He then lays down the Virâgs (far-shining bricks): this Virâg, indeed, is that far-shining (virâg) fifth layer which the gods saw. He lays them down by tens: the Virâg (metre) consists of ten syllables, and this layer is 'virâg.' He places them on every side; for he who shines (rules) in one direction only, does not shine far and wide, but whosoever shines in all directions, he alone shines far and wide.

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

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