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 5.1.5.27
athaiteṣāmājiśritāṃ rathānām | ekasminvaiśyo vā rājanyo vopāsthito bhavati sa vederuttarāyāṃ śroṇā upaviśatyathādhvaryuśca yajamānaśca pūrvayā dvārā madhugrahamādāya niṣkrāmatastaṃ vaiśyasya vā rājanyasya vā prāṇāvādhatto'tha neṣṭāparayā dvārā surāgrahānādāya niṣkrāmati sa jaghanena śālām paryetyaikaṃ vaiśyasya vā rājanyasya vā prāṇāvādadhadāhānena ta imaṃ niṣkrīṇāmīti satyaṃ vai śrīrjyotiḥ somo'nṛtam pāpmā tamaḥ surā satyamevaitacriyaṃ jyotiryajamāne dadhātyanṛtena pāpmanā tamasā vaiśyaṃ vidhyati taiḥ sa yam bhogaṃ kāmayate taṃ kurute'thaitaṃ sahiraṇyapātrameva madhugraham brahmaṇe dadāti tam brahmaṇe dadadamṛtamāyur ātmandhatte'mṛtaṃ hyāyurhiraṇyaṃ tena sa yam bhogaṃ kāmayate taṃ kurute
Preview of English translation:
27. He makes the horses smell it, with, “Ye coursers!” for horses are coursers: therefore he says, “Ye coursers! wealth-winners!” wealth is food: “food-winners” he thereby says;—“having run the course—” for 'starting (upon the course)' he said before, as then they were indeed starting; but now he says, “having run,” for they indeed have run (the race): therefore he says, “having run;”—“smell ye Brihaspati’s portion—” for this is Brihaspati’s portion: therefore he says, “Smell ye Brihaspati’s portion;”—“taking (it) in!” whereby. he imbues the Sacrificer with energy. And as to why he makes the horses smell,—he made them smell before, thinking, “May I win this (world);” and now (he does so) thinking, 'I have won this (world) that is why he makes the horses smell.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 5.1.5.27
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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