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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 1.3.2.16
tāni vā etāni | candobhya ājyāni gṛhyante sa yaccaturjuhvāṃ gṛhṇāti gāyatryai tadgṛhṇātyatha yadaṣṭau kṛtva upabhṛti gṛhṇāti triṣṭubjagatībhyāṃ tadgṛhṇātyatha yaccaturdhruvāyāṃ gṛhṇātyanuṣṭubhe tadgṛhṇāti vāgvā anuṣṭubvāco vā idaṃ sarvam prabhavati tasmādu dhruvāya eva sarvā yajñaḥ prabhavatīyam vā anuṣṭubasyai vā idaṃ sarvam prabhavati tasmādu dhruvāyā eva sarvo yajñaḥ prabhavati
Preview of English translation:
16. These butter-portions, then, are taken for the metres. Now what he takes in the juhu (by ladling) four times (with the sruva), that he takes for the gayatri; and what he takes in the upabhrit (by ladling) eight times, that he takes for the trishtubh and jagati; and what he takes in the dhruva (by ladling) four times, that he takes for the anushtubh. For the anushtubh is speech, and from speech all this (universe) springs: hence it is from the dhruva that the whole sacrifice originates. The anushtubh also is this (earth), and from it all this (universe) originates: hence it is from the dhruva that the whole sacrifice originates.
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 1.3.2.16
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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