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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 4.5.6.2
sa upāṃśumeva prathamamavakāśayati | prāṇāya me varcodā varcase pavasvetyathopāṃśusavanaṃ vyānāya me varcodā varcase pavasvetyathāntaryāmamudānāya me varcodā varcase pavasvetyathaindravāyavaṃ vāce me varcodā varcase pavasvetyatha maitrāvaruṇaṃ kratūdakṣābhyām me varcodā varcase pavasvetyathāśvinaṃ śrotrāya me varcodā varcase pavasvetyatha śukrāmanthinau cakṣurbhyām me varcodasau varcase pavethāmiti
Preview of English translation:
2. The Upamshu cup he eyes first with (Vajasaneyi Samhita VII, 27), “For mine out-breathing, (a) giver of lustre, become thou pure for lustre!” Then the Upamshusavana stone with, “For my through-breathing, giver of lustre, become thou pure for lustre!” Then the Antaryama cup with, “For mine up-breathing, giver of lustre, become thou pure for lustre!” Then the Aindravayava with, “For my voice, giver of lustre, become thou pure for lustre!” Then the Maitravaruna with, “For mine intelligence and will, giver of lustre, become thou pure for lustre!” Then the Ashvina with, “For mine ear, giver of lustre, become thou pure for lustre!” Then the Shucra and Manthin with, “For mine eyes, givers of lustre, become ye pure for lustre!”
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.5.6.2
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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