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 7.3.1.20
sa purastādāharati | mā mā hiṃsījjanitā yaḥ pṛthivyā iti prajāpatirvai pṛthivyai janitā mā mā hiṃsītprajāpatirityetadyo vā divaṃ satyadharmā vyānaḍiti yo vā divaṃ satyadharmāsṛjatetyetadyaścāpaścandrāḥ prathamo jajāneti manuṣyā vā āpaścandrā yo manuṣyānprathamo'sṛjatetyetatkasmai devāya haviṣā vidhemeti prajāpatirvai kastasmai haviṣā vidhemetyetattāmāhṛtyāntareṇa pariśrita ātmannupadadhāti sa yaḥ prācyāṃ diśi raso'tyakṣarattamasminnetaddadhātyatho prācīmevāsminnetaddiśaṃ dadhāti
Preview of English translation:
20. From the front side he brings one, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 102), “May he not injure me who is the begetter of the Earth!”—the begetter of the Earth doubtless is Prajapati (the lord of creatures and generation): thus, “May Prajapati not injure me!”—“Or he of true ordinances who hath pervaded the sky,” that is, “Or he of true ordinances who has created the sky;”—“Or he who first begat the shining waters,”—the shining waters doubtless are the men: thus, “he who first created men;”—“To the god Ka (who?) let us do homage by offering!” Ka doubtless is Prajapati, thus, “To him let us do homage by offering!” Having brought it he puts it on the body (of the altar-site) inside the enclosing-stones: he thereby puts into him (Agni) what vital sap had flowed away from him in the eastern direction, and also the eastern region itself he bestows upon him.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 7.3.1.20
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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