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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 6.1.2.30
tadāhuḥ | yadevamekeṣṭako'tha katham pañceṣṭaka itīyaṃ nveva prathamā mṛnmayīṣṭakā tadyatkiṃ cātra mṛnmayamupadadhātyekaiva seṣṭakātha yatpaśuśīrṣāṇyupadadhāti sā paśviṣṭakātha yadrukbhapuruṣā upadadhāti yaddhiraṇyaśakalaiḥ prokṣati sā hiraṇyeṣṭakātha yatsrucā upadadhāti yadulūkhalamusale yāḥ samidha ādadhāti sā vānaspatyeṣṭakātha yatpuṣkaraparṇamupadadhāti yatkūrmaṃ yaddadhi madhu ghṛtaṃ yatkiṃ cātrānnamupadadhāti saivānnaṃ pañcamīṣṭakaivamu pañceṣṭakaḥ
Preview of English translation:
30. As to this they say, “But if he (Agni) thus consists of one brick, how then (comes he to be) a five-bricked one?” Now surely the first brick of clay is this earth,—whatever made of clay he places on that (altar) that is that one brick. And when he puts thereon the heads of the animal victims, that is the animal-brick. And when he puts on the gold plate and man, when he scatters gold shavings thereon, that is the golden brick. And when he puts on two spoonfuls (of ghee) when he puts on the mortar and pestle, and fire-sticks, that is the wood-brick. And when he puts on a lotus-leaf (petal), a tortoise, sour curds, honey, ghee, and whatever other food he puts on, that is the fifth brick, the food. Thus, then, it is a five-bricked (Agni).
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.1.2.30
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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