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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 7.2.2.4
so'gnerdakṣiṇāṃ śroṇim | jaghanena tiṣṭhannuttarasyāṃsasya purastādyujyamānamabhimantrayate sīrā yuñjanti kavayo yugā vitanvate pṛthagiti ye vidvāṃsaste kavayaste sīraṃ ca yuñjanti yugāni ca vitanvate pṛthagdhīrā deveṣu sumnayeti yajño vai sumnaṃ dhīrā deveṣu yajñaṃ tanvānā ityetat
Preview of English translation:
4. Standing behind the right (southern) hip of Agni (the site of the fire-altar) he (the Pratiprasthatri) addresses it (the plough) while being yoked (by the Adhvaryu) in front of the left (northern) shoulder, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 67, 68; Rik S. X, 101, 4, 3), “The skilful yoke the ploughs, and stretch across the yokes,”—the skilful are those who know, and they do yoke the plough and stretch the yokes across;—“the wise, with mind devoted to the gods,”—devotion means sacrifice: thus, “the wise, performing sacrifice to the gods.”
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 7.2.2.4
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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