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 1.1.1.1

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vratamupaiṣyan | antareṇāhavanīyaṃ ca gārhapatyaṃ ca prāṅ tiṣṭhannapa upaspṛśati tadyadapa upaspṛśatyamedhyo vai puruṣo yadanṛtaṃ vadati tena pūtirantarato medhyā vā āpo medhyo bhūtvā vratamupāyānīti pavitraṃ vā āpaḥ pavitrapūto vratamupāyānīti tasmādvā apa upaspṛśati

Preview of English translation:

1. He who is about to enter on the vow, touches water whilst standing between the Ahavaniya and Garhapatya fires, with his face turned towards east. The reason why he touches water is, that man is (sacrificially) impure on account of his speaking untruth; and because by that act an internal purification (is effected),—for water is indeed (sacrificially) pure. “After becoming sacrificially pure, I will enter on the vow,” thus (he thinks); for water is indeed purifying. “Having become purified through the purifying one, I will enter on the vow,” thus (he thinks, and) this is the reason why he touches water.

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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 1.1.1.1

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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