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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 5.1.4.4
taṃ dhūrgṛhītamantarvedyabhyavavartayati | vājasya nu prasave mātaram mahīmityannaṃ vai vājo'nnasya nu prasave mātaram mahīmityevaitadāhāditiṃ nāma vacasā karāmahā itīyaṃ vai pṛthivyaditistasmādāhāditiṃ nāma vacasā karāmaha iti yasyāmidaṃ viśvam bhuvanamāviveśetyasyāṃ hīdaṃ sarvam bhuvanamāviṣṭaṃ tasyāṃ no devaḥ savitā dharma sāviṣaditi tasyāṃ no devaḥ savitā yajamānaṃ savatāmityevaitadāha
Preview of English translation:
4. That chariot, seized by the pole, he turns (from left to right) so as to make it stand inside the vedi, with, “In the winning of wealth, the great Mother”—wealth means food: “in the winning of food, the great Mother”—is what he thereby says;—“Aditi by name, we praise with speech;” now Aditi is this earth: therefore he says, “Aditi by name, we praise with speech,”—“whereon all this being hath settled;” for indeed thereon all being here is settled;—“thereon may the divine Savitri prosper our stay!” whereby he means to say, “thereon may the divine Savitri prosper our Sacrificer!”
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 5.1.4.4
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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