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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 1.4.5.4
agne verhotraṃ verdūtyamiti | ubhayaṃ vā etadagnirdevānāṃ hotā ca dūtaśca tadubhayaṃ viddhi yaddevānāmasītyevaitadāhāvatāṃ tvāṃ dyāvāpṛthivī ava tvaṃ dyāvāpṛthivī iti nātra tirohitamivāsti sviṣṭakṛddevebhya indra ājyena haviṣābhūtsvāhetīndro vai yajñasya devatā tasmādāhendra ājyeneti vāce vā etamāghāramāghārayatīndro vāgityu vā āhustasmādvevāhendra ājyeneti
Preview of English translation:
4. Further (Vajasaneyi Samhita II, 9): “O Agni, take thou upon thyself the office of Hotri, take thou upon thyself the part of messenger!” for Agni is both Hotri and messenger to the gods: hence he thereby says, “know thou both (offices) which thou art (holding) for the gods!”—“May earth and heaven guard thee! Guard thou earth and heaven!” there is nothing obscure in this.—“Indra, by this butter-oblation, may be the maker of good offering (svishtakrit) for the gods! Svaha!” Indra, indeed, is the deity of sacrifice; therefore he says 'Indra, by this butter-oblation . . . “It is for speech that he makes this sprinkling, and Indra is speech” so say some; and for this reason also he says Indra, by this butter-oblation. . .'
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 1.4.5.4
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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