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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 6.2.2.5
ubhayīrgāyatrīśca triṣṭubhaścānvāha | tāsāmukto bandhuruktamvevānvṛcaṃ hiraṇyagarbhavatyāghāramāghārayati prajāpatirvai hiraṇyagarbhaḥ prajāpatiragnirdvādaśāpriyastāsāmukto bandhuruktamvevānvṛca prājāpatyaḥ paśupuroḍāśo ya eva paśorbandhuḥ sa puroḍāśasya dvādaśakapālo dvādaśa māsāḥ saṃvatsaraḥ saṃvatsaraḥ prajāpatiḥ kadvatyo yājyānuvākyāḥ ko hi prajāpatiḥ
Preview of English translation:
5. He recites both gayatri and trishtubh verses: their significance has been told; and (what applies to) the order of the verses has been told. The libation of ghee he makes with the verse containing (the name) Hiranyagarbha; for Hiranyagarbha. is Prajapati, and Prajapati is Agni. There are twelve Apri-verses: their significance has been told; and (what applies to) the order of the verses has been told. The animal cake belongs to Prajapati, for the relation of the victim is also that of the animal cake. It is one on twelve potsherds: twelve months are a year, and the year is Prajapati. The offering and invitatory formulas contain the word 'Ka,' for Prajapati is Ka.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.2.2.5
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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