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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 7.5.2.20
athottarato'vim | varūtrīṃ tvaṣṭurvaruṇasya nābhimiti vāruṇī ca hi tvāṣṭrī cāviraviṃ jajñānāṃ rajasaḥ parasmāditi śrotraṃ vai paraṃ rajo diśo vai śrotram paraṃ rajo mahīṃ sāhasrīmasurasya māyāmiti mahatīṃ sāhasrīmasurasya māyāmityetadagne mā hiṃsīḥ parame vyomannitīme vai lokāḥ paramaṃ vyomaiṣu lokeṣvenam mā hiṃsīrityetat
Preview of English translation:
20. Then on the left side (he puts the head of) the ram, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XIII, 44), “The defender of Tvashtri, the navel of Varuna,” for the ewe is sacred both to Varuna and to Tvashtri;—“the ewe born from the highest sphere;” the highest sphere doubtless is the ear, and the ear is the regions,—(thus) the highest sphere is the regions;—“the mighty, thousandfold artifice of the Asura,” that is, the great, thousandfold artifice of the Asura;—“O Agni, harm it not in the highest region!” the highest region are these worlds: thus, do not harm him (the ram) in these worlds!
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 7.5.2.20
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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