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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 4.1.5.19
tāni vā etāni | ślakṣṇāni pātrāṇi bhavanti rāsnāvamaindravāyavapātraṃ tattasya dvitīyaṃ rūpaṃ tena taddvidevatyamajakāvam maitrāvaruṇapātraṃ tattasya dvitīyaṃ rūpaṃ tena taddvidevatyamauṣṭhamāśvinapātraṃ tattasya dvitīyaṃ rūpaṃ tena taddvidevatyamatha yadaśvināviti mukhyau vā aśvināvauṣṭhamiva vā idam mukhaṃ tasmādauṣṭhamāśvinapātram bhavati
Preview of English translation:
19. Now those vessels (other than those of the three dvidevatya grahas) are smooth. The vessel of the graha for Indra and Vayu has a (wooden) “belt” round it: this is its second (peculiarity of) shape, and therefore it belongs to two deities. The vessel of the graha for Mitra and Varuna is goat-like: this is its second shape, and therefore it belongs to two deities. The vessel of the graha for the Ashvins is lip-shaped: this is its second shape, and therefore it belongs to two deities. And the reason why (this belongs to) the Ashvins is that the Ashvins are the heads (mukhya, viz. of the sacrifice), and this head (mukha) is supplied with lips: hence the vessel of the Ashvina graha is lip-shaped.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.1.5.19
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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