Shatapatha Brahmana 9.5.1.39
Śatapathabrāhmaṇa 9.5.1.39
- Language
- Sanskrit
9.5.1.39
tā vā etā devyaḥ | diśo hyetāścandāṃsi vai diśaścandāṃsi devyo 'thaiṣa kaḥ prajāpatistadyaddevyaśca kaśca tasmāddevikāḥ pañca bhavanti pañca hi diśaḥ
These are goddesses, for they are the regions, the regions are the metres, and the metres are deities; and that Ka is Pragâpati; and inasmuch as they are goddesses (devî) and Ka, they are 'devikâh.' There are five of them, for there are five regions.
Translations (1)
- The Satapatha-Brahmana according to the Text of the Mâdhyandina School (SBE 12, 26, 41, 43, 44) — Julius Eggeling 1882, English
Commentaries (2)
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Harisvāmin) — Harisvāmin, Sanskrit
- Śatapathabrāhmaṇabhāṣya (Sāyaṇa) — Sāyaṇa, Sanskrit