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).

athainamiṇḍvābhyām parigṛhṇāti | naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe ityahorātre vai naktoṣāsā samanasā virūpe dhāpayete śiśumekaṃ samīcī iti yadvai kiṃ cāhorātrayostenaitameva samīcī dhāpayete dyāvākṣāmā rukbho antarvibhātīti harannetadyajurjapatīme vai dyāvāpṛthivī dyāvākṣāmā te eṣa yannantarā vibhāti tasmādetaddharanyajurjapati devā agniṃ dhārayandraviṇodā iti parigṛhya nidadhāti prāṇā vai devā draviṇodāsta etamagra evamadhārayaṃstairevainametaddhārayati

Preview of English translation:

3. He then takes hold of him by means of the two pads, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 2), “Night and Dawn, of one mind, unlike in form,”—night and dawn, doubtless, are day and night, (and they are) of one mind, and unlike in form;—“nourish one child, combining together,”—whatever belongs to the day and the night, therewith they, combining together, indeed nourish him (Agni);—“a golden disk, he shineth between heaven and earth,”—whilst taking it (the fire), he mutters this prayer; for heaven and earth are those two, the sky and the earth; and moving between these two he shines: that is why, in taking it, he mutters this prayer;—“the wealth-giving gods kept Agni;”—therewith, having taken hold of it in both hands, he sets it down; for the wealth-giving gods are the vital airs, and they indeed kept up Agni at first: by means of them he now keeps him up.

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 6.7.2.3

Cover of edition (1882)

The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)

2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2009)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (1993)

Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)

236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]

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Cover of edition (1982)

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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