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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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
now soil means cattle: thus, 'from the earth's lap bring thou Agni, favourable to cattle, as Agni (did)!''by the Trishtubh metre, Angiraslike!' he thereby takes it with the Trishtubh metre and thus lays into it the Trishtubh metre.
39. [Vâg. S. XI, 10] 'A spade thou art,'-for a spade it is: he thus takes it by means of the truth;— 'A woman thou art!'-the spade is a thunderbolt, and the woman is a female, and a female injures no one he thus appeases it so as not to do any injury. 'By thee may we be able to dig out Agni in the seat!' the seat no doubt is this (spot): thus, 'By thee may we be able to dig out Agni in this seat (place).'-'By the Gagati metre, Angiras-like!' he thus takes it up by means of the Gagati metre, and lays the Gagati metre into it.
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40. With three (formulas) he takes it up,-threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus takes it. Having taken it up with three (formulas), he addresses it with a fourth; for the gods having thus taken it with three (formulas), then laid vigour into it by means of a fourth; and in like manner does he now, after taking it up with three (formulas), lay strength into it with the fourth.
41. [Vâg. S. XI, 11] 'Having taken into his hand, Savitri,'-for it has indeed been taken into his (the Adhvaryu's) hand,—'bearing the spade,'for he indeed bears it, the golden,'-for golden indeed is the one that consists of the metres (the Veda); beholding Agni's light,'—that is, seeing Agni's light,-lifted it up from the earth,'for he indeed lifts it up from the earth;-'by the Anush/ubh metre, Angiras-like;'-he thus takes
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