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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 5.1.4.8
sa yunakti | vāto vā mano veti na vai vātātkim canāśīyo'sti na manasaḥ kiṃ canāśīyo 'sti tasmādāha vāto vā mano veti gandharvāḥ saptaviṃśatiste'gre'śvamayuñjanniti gandharvā ha vā agre'śvaṃ yuyujustadye'gre'śvamayuñjaṃste tvā yuñjantvityevaitadāha te asminjavamādadhuriti tadye'sminjavamādadhuste tvayi javamādadhatvityevaitadāha
Preview of English translation:
8. He yokes it, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita IX, 7), Either the wind, or thought—“for there is nothing swifter than the wind, and nothing swifter than thought:” therefore he says, “Either the wind, or thought;—”(or) the seven and twenty Gandharvas, they yoked the horse at first;' for the Gandharvas indeed yoked the horse at first: “May they who yoked the horse at first yoke thee!” this he thereby says they;—“laid speed into him,”—he thereby says, “May they who laid speed into it, lay speed into thee!”
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 5.1.4.8
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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