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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 3.9.4.18
sa praharati | mā bhermā saṃvikthā iti mā tvam bhaiṣīrmā saṃvikthā amuṣmā aham praharāmi na tubhyamityevaitadāhorjaṃ dhatsveti rasaṃ dhatsvetyevaitadāha dhiṣaṇe vīḍvī satī vīḍayethāmūrjaṃ dadhāthāmitome evaitatphalake āhurityu haika āhuḥ kiṃ nu tatra yo'pyete phalake bhindyādime havai dyāvāpṛthivī etasmādvajrādudyatātsaṃrejete tadābhyāmevainametaddyāvāpṛthivībhyāṃ śamayati tatheme śānto na hinastyūrjaṃ dadhāthāmiti rasaṃ dadhāthāmityevaitadāha pāpmā hato na soma iti tadasya sarvam pāpmānaṃ hanti
Preview of English translation:
18. He beats with (Vajasaneyi Samhita VI, 35), “Fear not, tremble not!” whereby he means to say, “Be not afraid, do not tremble, it is N.N. I strike, not thee!”—“Take thou strength!” whereby he means to say, “Take sap!”—“Both ye bowls, that are firm, remain firm, take strength!”—“Surely, it is those two (pressing-)boards that are thereby meant,” so say some;—what, then, if one were to break those two boards? But, forsooth, it is these two, heaven and earth, that tremble for fear of that raised thunderbolt (the stone): hereby now he propitiates it for those two, heaven and earth; and thus propitiated it does not injure them. By 'Take strength!' he means to say, “Take sap!”—“The evil is slain, not Soma!” he thereby slays every evil of his.
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.9.4.18
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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