Satapatha Bramhana Part 03

SR No.: 007679
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Julius Eggeling
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1894
Total Pages: 2382
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 45 MB

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VI KÂNDA, 2 ADHYAYA, 2 BRÂHMANA, 15.
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14. As to this they say, 'It is rather the two (prayers) of the Omentum that should contain (the word)“ bright,” for so far as the two (prayers) of the omentum containing (the word) "bright" extend, extends what is bright in the animal (sacrifice); and the two (prayers) of the (meat) oblation should contain (the word)“ team,” for the obtainment of that form of him (Pragâpati) which has a team.'
15. And, again, why he slaughters this animal ;-| in this animal doubtless the form of all (the five kinds of) animals is (contained): inasmuch as it is hornless and bearded, that is the form of man, for man is hornless and bearded ; inasmuch as it is hornless and furnished with a mane, that is the form of the horse, for the horse is hornless and furnished with a mane; inasmuch as it is eight-hoofed, that is the bull's form, for the bull is eight-hoofed; inasmuch as its hoofs are like those of the sheep, that is the form of the
at the ishtakâpasu to Väyu. Five of these contain the word 'niyut,' team, but only the first two contain the word sukra' (bright): these two are presumably to be used on the present occasion; though I am at a loss to see what other two verses containing the word 'bright' are to be used; unless indeed suklavatyah' in the text means 'verses containing some word for bright,' in which case the ordinary verses used at an animal offering to Vayu Niyutvat, viz. Vâg. S.XXVII, 23 and 24 (Rik S.VII, 91, 3; 90,3) which contain the word 'sveta' (white, light), might be used. The MS. of Sâyana's commentary is unfortunately very corrupt in this place; it alludes to the latter two verses, but whether to recommend them, or set them aside, for the present occasion, is not clear. He does, however, specially except the formulas of the animal cake from being included in the above specification. In the view put forth in paragraph 14, the above-mentioned two verses would apparently have to be used for the omentum-oblation, the two verses containing Ka' for the cake-oblation, and (any) two verses containing the word 'team' (either the ordinary ones, Rik S. VII, 92, 5; VI, 49, 4; or some of the special ones) for the meat-oblation. [41]
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