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 3.9.4.7
atha nigrābhyā āharati | tāsvenaṃ vācayati nigrābhyā stha devaśrutastarpayata mā mano me tarpayata vācam me tarpayata prāṇam me tarpayata cakṣurme tarpayata śrotram me tarpayatātmānam me tarpayata prajām me tarpayata paśūnme tarpayata gaṇānme tarpayata gaṇā me mā vitṛṣanniti raso vā āpastāsvevaitāmāśiṣamāśāste sarvaṃ ca ma ātmānaṃ tarpayata prajām me tarpayata paśūnme tarpayata gaṇānme tarpayata gaṇā me mā vitṛṣanniti sa ya eṣa upāṃśusavanaḥ sa vivasvānādityo nidānena so'syaiṣa vyānaḥ
Preview of English translation:
7. He then fetches the Nigrabhyas (waters), and makes him (the sacrificer) mutter over them, “Ye are the Nigrabhyas, heard by the gods; satisfy me, satisfy my mind, satisfy my speech, satisfy my breath, satisfy mine eye, satisfy mine ear, satisfy my soul, satisfy mine offspring, satisfy my flocks, satisfy my followers, let not my followers thirst!” For water is sap, and over it he invokes this blessing, “Satisfy ye my whole self, satisfy my offspring, satisfy my followers, let not my followers thirst!” Now that Upamshusavana (stone), forsooth, is in reality Aditya Vivasvant (the sun), it is the pervading vital air (vyana) of this (sacrifice).
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.9.4.7
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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