Shatapatha Brahmana 8.7.4.1
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 8.7.4.1
- Language
- Sanskrit
8.7.4.1
atha svayamātṛṇāsu sāmāni gāyati | ime vai lokāḥ svayamātṛṇāstā etāḥ śarkarāstā devā upadhāyaitādṛśīrevāpaśyanyathaitāḥ śuṣkāḥ śarkarāḥ
On the (three) naturally-perforated (bricks) he (the Sacrificer) sings sâmans; for the naturally-perforated ones are these (three) worlds; and they are just these (ordinary) stones. The gods, having laid them down, saw them as such: that they were dry stones.
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