Satapatha-brahmana [sanskrit]
147,532 words | ISBN-10: 812080113X | ISBN-13: 9788120801134
The Sanskrit text of the Satapatha-brahmana: One of the largest works in the category of Vedic (Brahmaic) literature, narrating in extensive detail the various rites, constructions, chants and utensils to be used in Hindu ceremonies. Alternative titles: Śatapathabrāhmaṇa (शतपथब्राह्मण), Śatapatha-brāhmaṇa (शतपथ-ब्राह्मण) Shatapathabrahma (shatapatha).
Verse 7.1.1.27
atha jaghanena parītya | uttarato dakṣiṇāsīno'parayordakṣiṇāmagra upadadhātīḍāmagne purudaṃsaṃ saniṃ goriti paśavo vā iḍā paśūnāmevāsmā etāmāśiṣamāśāste śaśvattamaṃ havamānāya sādheti yajamāno vai havamānaḥ syānnaḥ sūnustanayo vijāveti prajā vai sūnuragne sā te sumatirbhūtvasme ityāśiṣamāśāste
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27. Thereupon going round behind, he sits down on the north side with his face to the south, and puts on first the southern one of the two behind, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 51), “Potent nourishment, O Agni, the possession of kine,”—nourishment means cattle: he thus invokes for him the blessing of cattle;—“Grant thou perpetually unto him that calleth!”—he that calls doubtless is the Sacrificer; 'May there be to us a son, the perpetuator of the race,'—a son means offspring;—“let that, O Agni, be thy good-will unto us!” he therewith invokes a blessing.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 7.1.1.27
The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)
2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]
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The Satapatha Brahmana (3 volumes)
by Dr Jeet Ram Bhatt (2009)
Sanskrit Text with English Translation; 1726 pages; [Publisher: Eastern Book Linkers]; ISBN: 9788178541693
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The Satapatha Brahmana (With The Commentary of Sayanacarya and Harisvamin)
by Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan (2002)
3483 pages; [शतपथ ब्राह्मणम्] According to the Madhyandina Recension; Commetaries: (1) Vedarthaprakash (Vedartha-prakasha) by Shrimat-Trayibhashyakar Sayanacharya, (2) Sarvavidyanidhana Kavindracharya Saraswati.
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Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)
236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]
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Cultural Study of the Satapatha Brahman (in Hindi)
by Dr. Urmila Devi Sharma (1982)
106 pages; Shatapatha Brahmana Ek Sanskritik Adhyan; [Publisher: Meharchand Lakshmandas Publications]
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