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 3.9.4.20

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atha yannigrābhamupaiti | yatra vā eṣo'gre devānāṃ havirbabhūva taddhemā diśo 'bhidadhyāvābhirdigbhirmithunena priyeṇa dhāmnā saṃspṛśeyeti tametaddevā ābhirdigbhirmithunena priyeṇa dhāmnā samasparśayanyannigrābhamupāyaṃstatho evainameṣa etadābhirdigbhirmithunena priyeṇa dhāmnā saṃsparśayati yannigrābhamupaiti

Preview of English translation:

20. Then as to why he performs the Nigrabha. Now when he (Soma) first became sacrificial food for the gods, he set his heart on those (four) regions, thinking, “Could I but consort with those regions as my mate, my loved resort!” By performing the Nigrabha, the gods then made him consort with the regions as his mate, his loved resort; and in like manner does this (sacrificer) now, by performing the Nigrabha, make him (Soma) consort with those regions as his mate, his loved resort.

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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.9.4.20

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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