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IV KÂNDA, I ADHYAYA, 3 BRÂHMANA, WA
these birds fly drawing in their wings to fold them. this indeed is after the manner of the sacrifice.
27. The Upåmsu, forsooth, is this (earth), for the Upåmsu is the out-breathing, and breathing out one breathes upon this earth). And the Antaryâma is yonder (sky), for the Upâmsu is the in-breathing (up-breathing), and in breathing up one breathes towards yonder world. And the Upamsu-savana (stone) is the air, for the Upâmsu-savana is the through-breathing, and he who breathes through (in and out), breathes through this air.
THIRD BRÂHMANA. 1. The Aindra-vâyava (graha), forsooth, is his speech; and as such belonging to his self?. Now Indra, when he had hurled the thunderbolt at Vritra, thinking himself to be the weaker, and fearing lest he had not laid him low, hid himself. The gods also hid themselves away in the same place.
2. The gods then said, 'Verily, we know not if Vritra be slain or alive: come, let one of us find out, if Vritra be slain or alive!'
3. They said unto Vâyu-Váyu, forsooth, is he that blows yonder—'Find thou out, O Vayu, if Vritra be slain or alive; for thou art the swiftest among us: if he lives, thou indeed wilt quickly return hither.'
4. He spake, 'What shall be my reward then?'• The first Vashat of king Soma !'-'So be it !' so Vâyu went, and lo2 Vritra slain. He spake, ‘Vritra is slain : do ye with the slain what ye list !'
1 That is, to Yagña's body (madhyadeha, Sây.) as distinguished from his limbs. The Petersb. Dict. takes adhyâtmam in the sense of in regard to the self (or person).' See IV, 1,4, 1, with note; IV, 2, 2, 1 seq.
* At I, 6, 2, 3; II, 2, 3, 9, I erroneously supplied a verb of
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| SR No. | 007678 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Bramhana Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1885 |
| Total Pages | 2521 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 44 MB |