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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 6.8.1.14
pra prāyamagnirbharatasya śṛṇva iti | prajāpatirvai bharataḥ sa hīdaṃ sarvam bibharti vi yatsūryo na rocate bṛhadbhā iti vi yatsūrya iva rocate bṛhadbhā ityetadabhi yaḥ pūrum pṛtanāsu tasthāviti pūrurha nāmāsurarakṣasamāsa tamagniḥ pṛtanāsvabhitaṣṭhau dīdāya daivyo atithiḥ śivo na iti dīpyamāno daivo'tithiḥ śivo na ityetatsthitavatyā vasatyai hyenaṃ tatsthāpayati
Preview of English translation:
14. [He puts it on, with Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 34; Rik S. VII, 8, 4] “Far, far famed is this Agni of the Bharata (tribe),”—the Bharata, doubtless, is Prajapati, for he sustains (bhar) this entire (universe);—“that his great light shineth brightly, as the sun,”—that is, “that, like the sun, his great light shines brightly;”—“he who overthrew Puru in battles,”—Puru, by name, was an Asura-Rakshas: him Agni overthrew (abhi-stha) in battles;—“blazed up hath the divine guest, gracious unto us;”—that is, “being kindled, the divine guest is gracious to us.” With a (verse) containing (the verb) “stha” (he performs), for he thereby makes him stop (stha) for (staying at) his home.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.8.1.14
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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