Shatapatha Brahmana 9.3.1.9
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.3.1.9
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.3.1.9
nirukta eṣa bhavati | niruktamiva hi śiro 'niruktā itare 'niruktā iva hi prāṇāstiṣṭhannetaṃ juhoti tiṣṭhatīva hi śira āsīna itarānāsata iva hi prāṇāḥ
That (Vaisvânara oblation) is (performed in a) distinct (voice), for the head is distinct; but indistinct the other (oblations), for indistinct, as it were, are the vital airs. Standing he offers the former, for the head stands, so to speak; sitting the others, for the vital airs are, so to speak, seated.
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