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 4.3.4.23
athāhendrāya marutvate'nubrūhīti | yatra vai prajāpatiragre dadau taddhendra īkṣāṃ cakre sarvaṃ vā ayamidaṃ dāsyati nāsmabhyaṃ kiṃ cana pariśekṣyatīti sa etaṃ vajramudayacadindrāya marutvate'nubrūhītyadānāya tato nādadātsa eṣo'pyetarhi tathaiva vajra udyamyata indrāya marutvate'nubrūhītyadānāya tato na dadāti
Preview of English translation:
23. Thereupon he (the Adhvaryu) says (to the Maitravaruna), “Recite (the invitatory prayer) to Indra, followed by the Maruts!” Now when, in the beginning, Prajapati gave gifts, Indra thought within himself, “Everything here, forsooth, he will give away, and not anything will he leave for us.” He then, to stop the giving, raised up that thunderbolt 'Recite to Indra Marutvat!' and thereafter he (Prajapati) gave no more. And in like manner is that thunderbolt 'Recite to Indra Marutvat!' now raised up to stop the giving, and thereafter he (the sacrificer) gives no more.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.3.4.23
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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