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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 3.4.3.9
sa samidhamabhyādadhāti | agne vratapāstve vratapā ityagnirhi devānāṃ vratapatistasmādāhāgne vratapāstve vratapā iti yā tava tanūriyaṃ sā mayi yo mama tanūreṣā sā tvayi saha nau vratapate vratānīti tadagninā tvacaṃ vipalyaṅgayate'nu me dīkṣāṃ dīkṣāpatirmanyatāmanu tapastapaspatiriti tadavāntarāṃ dīkṣāmupaiti saṃtarāmaṅgulīracate saṃtarām mekhalām paryastāmevaitatsatīm paryasyate
Preview of English translation:
9. He puts on the kindling-stick, with the text (Vajasaneyi Samhita V, 6), “O Agni, protector of vows; on thee, O protector of vows—” for Agni is lord of vows to the gods; wherefore he says, “O Agni, protector of vows, on thee, O protector of vows—” 'what bodily form there is of thine, (may that be) here on me; and what bodily form there is of mine, (may that be) on thee! May my vows be bound up with thine, O lord of vows!' whereby he envelops himself with the skin by means of Agni, “May the lord of consecration approve my consecration, and the lord of penance my penance!” Thereby he enters upon the intermediary consecration. More closely he turns in his fingers, and closer he draws the zone; whereby he (again) puts round himself what was put round him before.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.4.3.9
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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