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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 7.5.2.6
yadveva paśuśīrṣāṇyupadadhāti | prajāpatirvā idamagra āsīdeka eva so 'kāmayatānnaṃ sṛjeya prajāyeyeti sa prāṇebhya evādhi paśūnniramimīta manasaḥ puruṣa cakṣuṣo'śvam prāṇādgāṃ śrotrādaviṃ vāco'jaṃ tadyadenānprāṇebhyo'dhi niramimīta tasmādāhuḥ prāṇāḥ paśava iti mano vai prāṇānām prathamaṃ tadyatmanasaḥ puruṣaṃ niramimīta tasmādāhuḥ puruṣaḥ prathamaḥ paśūnāṃ vīryavattama iti mano vai sarve ghrāṇā manasi hi sarve prāṇāḥ pratiṣṭhitāstadyanmanasaḥ puruṣaṃ niramimīta tasmādāhuḥ puruṣaḥ sarve paśava iti puruṣasya hyevaite sarve bhavanti
Preview of English translation:
6. And, again, why he puts the heads of the victims thereon. Prajapati alone was here at first. He desired, “May I create food, may I be reproduced!” He fashioned animals from his vital airs, a man from his soul (mind), a horse from his eye, a cow from his breath, a sheep from his ear, and a goat from his voice; and inasmuch as he created them from the vital airs, people say that 'Animals are vital airs.' The soul is the first of the vital airs; and inasmuch as he fashioned man from his soul, they say that 'Man is the first, and strongest of animals.' The soul is all the vital airs, for in the soul all the vital airs are established. And inasmuch as he fashioned man from his soul, they say that 'Man is all animals,' for they all belong to man.
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 7.5.2.6
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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