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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 4.6.9.12
yaduttarasya havirdhānasya | jaghanyāyāṃ kūbaryāmaganma jyotiramṛtā abhūmeti jyotirvā ete bhavantyamṛtā bhavanti ye sattramāsate divam pṛthivyā adhyāruhāmeti divaṃ vā ete pṛthivyā adhyārohanti ye sattramāsate'vidāma devāniti vindanti hi devāntsvarjyotiriti trirnidhanamupāvayanti svarhyete jyotirhyete bhavanti tadyadevaitasya sāmno rūpaṃ tadevaite bhavanti ye sattramāsate
Preview of English translation:
12. That is, on the hinder shaft of the northern cart. “We have gone to the light, we have become immortal,”—for they who sit through a sacrificial session become indeed the light, they become immortal;—“to the sky have we ascended from the earth,”—for they who sit through a sacrificial session indeed ascend from the earth to the sky;—“we have attained to the gods,”—for they indeed attain to the gods;—“to heaven, to the light!” thrice they repeat the finale; for they indeed become (partakers of) heaven and bliss. Thus, whatever the nature of his Saman is, that they come to be who sit through a sacrificial session.
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 4.6.9.12
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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