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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 3.6.1.29
tāndevāḥ pratisamaindhata | yathā pratyavasyettasmādenāntsavane savana eva pratisamindhate tasmādyaḥ samṛddhaḥ sa āgnīdhraṃ kuryādyo vai jñāto'nūcānaḥ sa samṛddhastasmādagnīdhe prathamāya dakṣiṇāṃ nayantyato hi viśve devā amṛtatvamapājayaṃstasmādyaṃ dīkṣitānāmabalyaṃ vindedāgnīdhramenaṃ nayateti brūyāttadanārtaṃ tannāriṣyatīti tadyadato viśve devā amṛtatvamapājayaṃstasmādvaiśvadevam
Preview of English translation:
29. The gods kindled them again, as one would (light the fire where he is going to) stay. Therefore they are kindled at every Soma feast. Wherefore the duties of the Agnidh should be discharged by one who is accomplished. Now he who is known and learned in sacred lore is truly accomplished: hence they take to the Agnidh his Dakshina first, since it is from thence (from the Agnidh’s fire) that the gods gained immortality. And if weakness were to come upon one of those that are consecrated, let (the Adhvaryu) say, “Lead him to the Agnidhra!”—thinking 'that is unscathed, there he will not meet with affliction.' And because the All-gods gained immortality from there, therefore it is sacred to the All-gods.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.6.1.29
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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