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).

athāsandīṃ śikyam | rukbhapāśamiṇḍve tatparārdhe nyasyati nairṛto vai pāśo nirṛtipāśādeva tatpramucyate yaṃ te devī nirṛtirābabandha pāśaṃ grīvāsvavicṛtyamityanevaṃviduṣā hāvicṛtyastaṃ te viṣyāmyāyuṣo na madhyādityagnirvā āyustasyaitanmadhyaṃ yaccito gārhapatyo bhavatyacita āhavanīyastasmādyadi yuvāgniṃ cinute yadi sthavira āyuṣo na madhyādityevāhāthaitam pitumaddhi prasūta ityannaṃ vai piturathaitadannamaddhi pramukta ityetattriṣṭubbhirvajro vai triṣṭubvajreṇaiva tatpāpmānaṃ nirṛtimapahate

Preview of English translation:

15. The seat, the netting, the sling of the gold plate, and the two pads he throws down on the farther side (of the bricks),—the sling is sacred to Nirriti: from Nirriti’s sling he is thus freed. [He throws them down, with Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 65] “The indissoluble bond which the divine Nirriti hath fastened upon thy neck,”—indissoluble indeed for him who does not know this;—“that (bond) of thine I unloose, as from the middle of Ayus,”—Ayus doubtless is Agni, and his middle (body) is that Garhapatya which has been built;—not yet built is the Ahavaniya: hence whether a youth builds the altar, or an old man, he says 'as from the middle of Ayus;'—“now, being urged forward, eat thou this nourishment!” nourishment means food: thus, “now, set free, eat thou this food.” With Trishtubh verses (he performs this rite), for the Trishtubh is a thunderbolt: it is thus with a thunderbolt that he repels evil, corruption.

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 7.2.1.15

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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