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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 1.6.3.17
sa hovāca | mā nu me prahārṣīstvaṃ vai tadetarhyasi yadahaṃ vyeva mā kuru māmuyā bhūvamiti sa vai me'nnamedhīti tatheti taṃ dvedhānvabhinattasya yatsaumyaṃ nyaktamāsa taṃ candramasaṃ cakārātha yadasyāsuryamāsa tenemāḥ prajā udareṇāvidhyattasmādāhurvṛtra eva tarhyannāda āsīdvṛtra etarhītīdaṃ hi yadasāvāpūryate'smādevaitallokādāpyāyate'tha yadimāḥ prajā aśanamicante'smā evaitadvṛtrāyodarāya baliṃ haranti sa yo haivametaṃ vṛtramannādaṃ vedānādo haiva bhavati
Preview of English translation:
17. He said, “Do not hurl (thy thunderbolt) at me! thou art now what I (was before) Only cut me in twain; but do not let me be annihilated!” He (Indra) said, “Thou shalt be my food!” He replied, “So be it!” He accordingly cut him in twain; and from that (part) of his which was of the Soma nature, he made the moon, and that which was demoniacal (asurya) he made enter these creatures as their belly; hence people say: “Vritra was then a consumer of food, and Vritra is so now.” For even now, whenever that one (the moon) waxes fuller, it fills itself out of this world; and whenever these creatures crave for food, they pay tribute to this Vritra, the belly. Whosoever knows that Vritra as a consumer of food, becomes himself a consumer of food.
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 1.6.3.17
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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