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 2.1.2.11
phalgunīṣvagnī ādadhīta | etā vā indranakṣatraṃ yatphalgunyo'pyasya pratināmnyo'rjuno ha vai nāmendro yadasya guhyaṃ nāmārjunyo vai nāmaitāstā etatparo'kṣamācakṣate phalgunya iti ko hyetasyārhati guhyaṃ nāma grahītumindro vai yajamānastatsva evaitannakṣatre'gnī ādhatta indro yajñasya devataiteno hāsyaitatsendramagnyodheyaṃ bhavati pūrvayorādadhīta purastātkraturhaivāsme bhavatyuttarayorādadhīta śvaḥśreyasaṃ haivāsmā uttarāvadbhavati
Preview of English translation:
11. He may also set up his fires under the Phalgunis. They, the Phalgunis, are Indra’s asterism, and even correspond to him in name; for indeed Indra is also called Arjuna, this being his mystic name; and they (the Phalgunis) are also called Arjunis. Hence he overtly calls them Phalgunis, for who dares to use his (the god's) mystic name? Moreover, the sacrificer himself is Indra, so that he in that case sets up his fires under his own asterism. Indra is the deity of the sacrifice; and accordingly his Agnyadheya is thereby brought into relation with Indra. He may set up the fires under the first (Purva-phalgunis)—whereby an advancing (successful) sacrifice accrues to him; or he may set them up under the second (Uttara-phalgunis)—whereby a progressive (uttaravat) improvement accrues to him.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 2.1.2.11
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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