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 1.8.3.15
sa harati | marutām pṛṣatīrgaceti devalokaṃ gacetyevaitadāha yadāha marutām pṛṣatīrgaceti vaśā pṛśnirbhūtvā divaṃ gaca tato no vṛṣṭimāvahetīyaṃ vai vaśā pṛśniryadidamasyām mūli cāmūlaṃ cānnādyam pratiṣṭhitaṃ teneyaṃ vaśā pṛśniriyam bhūtvā divaṃ gacetyevaitadāha tato no vṛṣṭimāvaheti vṛṣṭādvā ūrgrasaḥ subhūtaṃ jāyate tasmādāha tato no vṛṣṭimāvaheti
Preview of English translation:
15. He draws it along, with the text (Vajasaneyi Samhita II, 16 f), “Go to the spotted (mares) of the Maruts!” He means to say, “Go to the world of the gods,” when he says, “Go to the spotted (mares) of the Maruts!”—“Having become a spotted cow, go to the sky and thence bring us rain hither!” The spotted cow, doubtless, is this (earth): whatever rooted and rootless food is here on this (earth), by that this (earth) is a spotted cow. “Having become this (earth), go thou to the sky!” this is what he thereby says. “Thence bring us rain hither!” From rain certainly spring vigour, sap, well-being: for this reason he says, 'thence bring us rain hither!
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 1.8.3.15
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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