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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 1.8.3.1
sa vai srucau vyūhati | agnīṣomayorujjitimanūjjeṣaṃ vājasya mā prasavena prohāmīti juhūm prācīṃ dakṣiṇena pāṇināgnīṣomau tamapanudatāṃ yo smāndveṣṭi yaṃ ca vayaṃ dviṣmo vājasyainaṃ prasavenāpohāmītyupabhṛtam pratīcīṃ savyena pāṇinā yadi svayaṃ yajamānaḥ
Preview of English translation:
1. He now separates the two spoons (juhu and upabhrit), with the text (Vajasaneyi Samhita II, 15 a), “May I be victorious after the victory of Agni and Soma! with the impetus of the (sacrificial) food I urge myself on.” With his right hand he moves the juhu eastwards (from its usual place on the prastara-bunch upon the altar), with the text (ib. b), “May Agni and Soma drive him away who hates us, and whom we hate! with the impetus of the (sacrificial) food I drive him away.” With his left hand he moves the upabhrit westwards (from its place on the barhis to outside the altar):—Thus, if the sacrificer himself (does it).
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 1.8.3.1
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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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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