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 6.3.1.39
abhrirasīti | abhrirhyeṣā tadenaṃ satyenādatte nāryasīti vajro vā abhriryoṣā nārī na vai yoṣā kaṃ cana hinasti śamayatyevaināmetadahiṃsāyai tvayā vayamagniṃ śakema khanituṃ sadhastha etīdaṃ vai sadhasthaṃ tvayā vayamagniṃ śakema khanitumasmintsadhastha ityetajjāgatena candasāṅgirasvaditi tadenāṃ jāgatena candasādatte'tho asyāṃ jāgataṃ cando dadhāti
Preview of English translation:
39. [Vajasaneyi Samhita XI, 10] “A spade thou art,”—for a spade it is: he thus takes it by means of the truth;—“A woman thou art!”—the spade is a thunderbolt, and the woman is a female, and a female injures no one: he thus appeases it so as not to do any injury. “By thee may we be able to dig out Agni in the seat!” the seat no doubt is this (spot): thus, “By thee may we be able to dig out Agni in this seat (place).”—“By the Jagati metre, Aṅgiras-like!” he thus takes it up by means of the Jagati metre, and lays the Jagati metre into it.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.3.1.39
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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