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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 4.4.2.18
yadyukthyaḥ syāt | somam prabhāvayeti brūyātsa bibhradevaitatpātramagnīnneṣṭurupasthamāsīdatyagnirvā eṣa nidānena yadāgnīdhro yoṣā neṣṭā vṛṣā vā agnīdyoṣā neṣṭā mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyata udānayati neṣṭā patnīṃ tāmudgātrā saṃkhyāpayati prajāpatirvṛṣāsi retodhā reto mayi dhehīti prajāpatirvā udgātā yoṣā patnī mithunamevaitatprajananaṃ kriyate
Preview of English translation:
18. But if it be an Ukthya, let him say, “Lengthen out the Soma!”—Holding the same vessel (from which the Patnivata libation was made, the Agnidh) sits down in the Neshtri’s lap,—for he, the Agnidh, is in reality Agni, and the Neshtri is female: the Agnidh is male, and the Neshtri female,—a productive union is thus brought about. The Neshtri leads up the lady and makes her exchange looks with the Udgatri, with 'Thou art Prajapati, the male, the bestower of seed: lay thou seed into me!' The Udgatri is Prajapati, and the lady is a woman: a productive union is thus brought about.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.4.2.18
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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