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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 3.2.2.17
athāsmai vratam pradāsyannapa upasparśayati | daivīṃ dhiyam manāmahe sumṛḍīkāmabhiṣṭaye varcodhāṃ yajñavāhasaṃ sutīrthā no asadvaśa iti mānuṣāya vā eṣa purāśanāyāvanenikte'thātra daivyai dhiye tasmādāha daivīṃ dhiyam manāmahe sumṛḍīkāmabhiṣṭaye varcodhāṃ yajñavāhasaṃ sutīrthā no asadvaśa iti sa yāvatkiyacca vrataṃ vratayiṣyannapa upaspṛśedetenaivopaspṛśet
Preview of English translation:
17. And when he is about to hand the fast-food to him he makes him touch water, with the text, “For protection we direct our thoughts to divine devotion, the source of supreme mercy, the bestower of glory and the bearer of sacrifices: may it prosper our ways, according to our desire!” Heretofore, indeed, it was for a human meal that he cleansed himself, but now it is for the sake of divine devotion: therefore he says, “For the sake of assistance we turn our thoughts to divine devotion, the source of supreme mercy, the bestower of glory, the bearer of sacrifices: may it prosper our ways, according to our desire!” Whenever, being about to take the fast-food, he touches water, let him touch it with this same (formula).
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.2.2.17
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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