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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 6.3.1.19
deva savitaḥ prasuva yajñam prasuva yajñapatim bhagāyeti | asau vā ādityo devaḥ savitā yajño bhagastametadāha prasuva yajñam prasuva yajñapatim bhagāyeti divyo gandharvaḥ ketapūḥ ketaṃ naḥ punātvityasau vā ādityo divyo gandharvo'nnaṃ keto 'nnapūrannaṃ naḥ punātvityetadvācaspatirvācaṃ naḥ svadatviti vāgvā idaṃ karma prāṇo vācaspatiḥ prāṇo na idaṃ karma svadatvityetat
Preview of English translation:
19. [Vajasaneyi Samhita XI, 7] “God Savitri, speed the sacrifice, speed the lord of sacrifice unto his share!”—the god Savitri is yonder sun, and his share is the sacrifice, that he means to say when he says 'speed the sacrifice, speed the lord of sacrifice!'—“May the heavenly, thought-cleansing Gandharva cleanse our thought!”—the heavenly Gandharva is yonder sun, and thought is (sacrificial) food; thus, “May the food-cleanser cleanse our food!”—“May the lord of speech render agreeable our speech!”—this sacred rite is speech, and the lord of speech is the breath: thus, 'May the breath render agreeable this rite of ours!!
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.3.1.19
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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