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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 4.4.1.14
athāto gṛhṇātyeva | upayāmagṛhīto'si suśarmāsi supratiṣṭhāna iti prāṇo vai suśarmā supratiṣṭhāno bṛhadukṣāya nama iti prajāpatirvai bṛhadukṣaḥ prajāpataye nama ityevaitadāha viśvebhyastvā devebhya eṣa te yonirviśvebhyastvā devebhya iti sādayati viśvebhyo hyenaṃ devebhyo gṛhṇātyathetya prāṅupaviśati
Preview of English translation:
14. He thus draws it therefrom with (Vajasaneyi Samhita VIII, 8), “Thou art taken with a support: thou art well-guarded, well-established,”—for well-guarded and well-established is the breath,—“homage to the great bull!”—the great bull is Prajapati (the lord of creatures): “homage to Prajapati,” he thereby means to say.—“Thee to the All-gods! this is thy womb,—thee to the All-gods!” Therewith he deposits it; for it is for the All-gods that he draws it. Thereupon he goes (to the Sadas) and sits down (in front of the Hotri) with his face to the east.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.4.1.14
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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