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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 2.4.3.8
ta u ha viśve devā ūcuḥ | anayorvā ayaṃ dyāvāpṛthivyo raso hanteme asminnābhajāmeti tābhyāmetam bhāgamakalpayannetaṃ dyāvāpṛthivyamekakapālam puroḍāśaṃ tasmāddyāvāpṛthivya ekakapālaḥ puroḍāśo bhavati tasyeyameva kapālamekeva hīyaṃ tasmādekakapālo bhavati
Preview of English translation:
8. The All-gods spake, “This sap (of the rice and barley plants) truly belongs to those two, heaven and earth: let us, then, allow those two a share in it!” They accordingly assigned that share to them, to wit, the cake on one potsherd offered to heaven and earth. This is why there is a cake on one potsherd (kapala) for heaven and earth. Now this (earth) is, doubtless, the cup (depository, kapala) of that (sap); and she indeed is one only: hence (the cake) consists of one potsherd.
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 2.4.3.8
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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