[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India)](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930) › v2.c35.4 # History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c35.4 History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v2.c35.4 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c35.4) ¹⁶⁶⁴ पञ्चैव महायज्ञाः। तान्येव महासत्राणि भूतयज्ञो मनुष्ययज्ञः पितृयज्ञो देवयज्ञो ब्रह्मयज्ञ इति। शतपथ ब्रा. XI. 5. 6. 1. These words are quoted by विश्वरूप on या. I. 101. The शतपथ proceeds to define these 'अहरहर्भूतेभ्यो बलिं हरेत् । तथैतं भूतयज्ञं समाप्नोत्यहरहर्दद्यादोदपात्रात्तथैतं मनुष्ययज्ञं समाप्नोत्यहरहः स्वधा कुर्यादोदपात्रात्तथैतं पितृयज्ञ समाप्नोत्यहरहः स्वाहाकुर्यादा काष्ठात्तथैतं देवयज्ञं समाप्नोति ॥ अथ ब्रह्मयज्ञः । स्वाध्यायो वै ब्रह्मयज्ञः ।.' - [Previous: v2.c35.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c35.3) - [Next: v2.c35.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c35.5) - [Up: v2.c35](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c35) ## Linked texts (2) - [Yājñavalkyasmṛti](https://indike.org/pramana/in.niti.dharma.yajnavalkya.1.101) — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit - [Śatapathabrāhmaṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.brahmana.satapatha.11.5.6.1) — Yājñavalkya & Śāṇḍilya (Vedic teacher), Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c35.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.kane-1930.v2.c35.4) · Pramāṇa