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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 4.6.9.16
te yathādhiṣṇyamevopaviśanti | devebhyo ha vai vāco raso'bhijito'pacikramiṣāṃ cakāra sa imāmeva parāṅatyasisṛpsadiyaṃ vai vāktasyā eṣa raso yadoṣadhayo yadvanaspatayastametena sāmnāpnuvantsa enānāpto'bhyāvartata tasmādasyāmūrdhvā oṣadhayo jāyanta ūrdhvā vanaspatayastatho evaitebhya etadvāco raso'bhijito 'pacikramiṣati sa imāmeva parāṅatisisṛpsatīyaṃ vai vāktasyā eṣa raso yadoṣadhayo yadvanaspatayastametena sāmnāpnuvanti sa enānāpto'bhyāvartate tasmādasyāmūrdhvā oṣadhayo jāyanta ūrdhvā vanaspatayaḥ
Preview of English translation:
16. They sit down by their several dhishnya-hearths. Now, once on a time, the pith of Vac (speech) wished to desert the gods who had won it; it tried to creep away along this earth, for Vac is this earth: her pith are these plants and trees. By means of this Saman they overtook it, and, thus overtaken, it returned to them. Hence upwards on this earth grow the plants, and upwards the trees. And in like manner does the pith of Vac wish to desert these (sacrificers) who have won it, and tries to creep away along this earth,—for Vac is this earth: her pith are these plants and trees. By means of this Saman they overtake it, and, thus overtaken, it returns to them. Hence upwards on this earth grow the plants, and upwards the trees.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.6.9.16
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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