Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa ("of a hundred paths") 9.3.4.8
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.3.4.8
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.3.4.8
sa vai rājasūyasya pūrvāṇi juhoti | atha vājapeyasya rājā vai rājusūyeneṣṭvā bhavati samrāḍvājapeyena rājyamu vā agre 'tha sāmrājyaṃ tasmādvājapeyeneṣṭvā na rājasūyena yajeta pratyavarohaḥ sa yathā samrāṭ sanrājā syāttādṛktat
He first offers those of the Râgasûya, then those of the Vâgapeya; for by performing the Râgasûya one becomes king (râgâ) and by the Vâgapeya emperor (samrâg), and the position of king is (obtained) first, and thereafter that of emperor: hence after performing the Vâgapeya, one could not perform the Râgasûya,--it would be a descent, just as if one who is emperor were to become king.
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 (4)
- History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) — P. V. Kane, English
- The State in Ancient India: A Study in the Structure and Practical Working of Political Institutions in North India in Ancient Times — Beni Prasad, English
- Citikāṇḍa — Sanskrit
- Public Administration in Ancient India — Pramathanath Banerjea, English