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Shatapatha Brahmana 9.1.1.27

Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.1.1.27

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9.1.1.27

athāvatānānjuhoti | etadvā enāndevā etenānnena prītvāthaiṣāmetairavatānairdhanūṃṣyavātanvaṃstathaivainānayametadetenānnena prītvāthaiṣāmetairavatānairdhanūṃṣyavatanoti na hyavatatena dhanuṣā kaṃ cana hinasti

He then offers (the libations of the) 'unstringing'-formulas. For at that time the gods, having gratified those (Rudras) by that food, unstrung their bows by means of these 'unstringing'-formulas; and in like manner this (Sacrificer), having gratified them by that food, now unstrings their bows by means of these 'unstringing'-formulas; for with an unstrung bow one injures no one.

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

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