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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 5.3.2.2
svarbhānurha vā āsuraḥ | sūryaṃ tamasā vivyādha sa tamasā viddho na vyarocata tasya somārudrāvevaitattamo'pāhatāṃ sa eṣo'pahatapāpmā tapati tatho evaiṣa etattamaḥ praviśatyetaṃ vā tamaḥ praviśati yadayajñiyānyajñena prasajatyayajñiyānvā etadyajñena prasajati śūdrāṃstvadyāṃstvattasya somārudrāvevaitattamo'pahataḥ so 'pahatapāpmaiva dīkṣate tadyacvetāyai śvetavatsāyai payasi śṛto bhavati kṛṣṇaṃ vai tamastattamo'pahanti tasyaiṣaiva śvetā śvetavatsā dakṣiṇā
Preview of English translation:
2. Now, once upon a time, Svarbhanu, the Asura, struck the sun with darkness, and stricken with darkness he did not shine. Soma and Rudra removed that darkness of his; and freed from evil he burns yonder. And in like manner does that (king) thereby enter darkness,—or darkness enters him,—when he puts those unworthy of sacrifice in contact with the sacrifice; and he does indeed now put those unworthy of sacrifice—either Shudras or whomever else—in contact with the sacrifice. It is Soma and Rudra who remove that darkness of his; and freed from evil he becomes consecrated. And as to why it is cooked in milk from a white (cow) which has a white calf,—darkness is black: that darkness he removes. The sacrificial fee for this (oblation) is a white (cow) which has a white calf.
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 5.3.2.2
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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