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).

yasyāste ghora āsanjuhomīti | ghorā vai nirṛtistasyā etadāsanjuhoti yattaddevatyaṃ karma karotyeṣām bandhānāmavasarjanāyeti yairbandhairbaddho bhavati yāṃ tvā jano bhūmiriti pramandata itīyaṃ vai bhūmirasyāṃ vai sa bhavati yo bhavati nirṛtiṃ tvāham pariveda viśvata iti nirṛtiriti tvāham pariveda sarvata ityetadiyaṃ vai nirṛtiriyaṃ vai te nirarpayati yo nirṛcati tadyathā vai brūyādasāvāmuṣyāyaṇo'si veda tvā hiṃsīrityevametadāha natarāṃ hi vidita āmantrito hinasti

Preview of English translation:

11. “Thee, O awful (goddess), into whose mouth I offer—” Nirriti is indeed awful, and into her mouth he now offers when he performs this divine rite;—“for the unloosing of these bonds;” that is, of those bonds with which he has been bound;—“Thee whom people rejoice in calling Earth,”—the Earth is this (world), and he who exists, exists thereon,—“but I know thee to be Nirriti everywhere!” that is, in every respect I know that thou art Nirriti. Now Nirriti is this earth, and this earth makes him decay who becomes corrupted: in speaking thus, it is as if he were to say, “Thou art So and So, the son of So and So, I know thee, do not injure me!” for in no wise does he who is known injure one when spoken to.

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 7.2.1.11

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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