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 7.4.2.5
tāṃ vai prajāpatinopadadhāti | prajāpatirhyevaitatsvayamātmanaḥ pratyadhatta dhruvāsīti sthirāsītyetadatho pratiṣṭhitāsīti dharuṇeti pratiṣṭhā vai dharuṇamāstṛtā viśvakarmaṇeti prajāpatirvai viśvakarmā tenāstṛtāsītyetanmā tvā samudra udvadhīnmā suparṇa iti rukbho vai samudraḥ puruṣaḥ suparṇastau tvā modvadhiṣṭāmityetadavyathamānā pṛthivīṃ dṛṃheti yathaiva yajustathā bandhuḥ
Preview of English translation:
5. He puts it on by means of Prajapati, for Prajapati thereby took back to himself (that foundation) of his body. [Vajasaneyi Samhita XIII, 16] “Steady thou art,” that is, “Firm thou art, or established thou art;”—“supporting,” for that which supports is a foundation;—“laid down by Vishvakarman;” Vishvakarman is Prajapati, thus, “laid down by that one;”—“May the ocean, may the bird not injure thee!” the ocean doubtless is the gold plate, and the bird is the man: thus, “May those two not injure thee!”—“Not shaking, steady thou the earth!” as the text, so the meaning.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 7.4.2.5
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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