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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 3.9.3.7
athānusṛjyopatiṣṭhate | viśvāstvām prajā upāvarohantvityayathāyathamiva vā etatkaroti yadāha viśvāstvam prajā upāvaroheti kṣatraṃ vai somastatpāpavasyasaṃ karoti taddhedamanu pāpavasyasaṃ kriyate'thātra yathāyathaṃ karoti yathāpūrvaṃ yadāha viśvāstvām prajā upāvarohantviti tadenamābhiḥ prajābhiḥ pratyavarohayati tasmādu kṣatriyamāyantamimāḥ prajā viśaḥ pratyavarohanti tamadhastādupāsata upasanno hotā prātaranuvākamanuvakṣyanbhavati
Preview of English translation:
7. Having quitted his hold (of Soma) he sits down by him, with, “May all thy people descend to thee.” Now, in saying, “Descend unto all thy people,” he does what is unseemly, for Soma being the nobility, he thereby, as it were, confounds good and bad,—and, indeed, in consequence thereof, people now confound good and bad. But in this (formula) he does what is right and according to order,—in saying, “May all thy people descend to thee,” he makes all his subjects go down (on their knees) before him; and hence when a noble approaches, all these subjects, the people, go down before him, crouch down by him on the ground. Sitting near (Soma), the Hotri is about to recite the morning-prayer.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.9.3.7
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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