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 8.2.1.5
kulāyinī ghṛtavatī puraṃdhiriti | kulāyamiva vai dvitīyā citiḥ syone sīda sadane pṛthivyā iti pṛthivī vai prathamā citistasyai śive syone sīda sadana ityetadabhi tvā rudrā vasavo gṛṇantvityetāstvāṃ devatā abhigṛṇantvityetadimā brahma pīpihi saubhagāyetīmā brahmāva saubhagāyetyetadaśvinādhvaryū sādayatāmiha tvetyaśvinau hyadhvaryū upādhattām
Preview of English translation:
5. [The second Ashvini he lays down, with Vajasaneyi Samhita XIV, 2], “Nest-like, fat, wise,”—a nest, as it were, is indeed the second layer;—“seat thee in the soft seat of the earth!”—the second layer, no doubt, is the earth: thus, “Sit on her pleasant seat!”—“May the Rudras, the Vasus sing thy praises!”—that is, “May those deities sing thy praises!”—“Replenish them, O Brahman, for happiness!”—that is, “Favour them, O Brahman, with a view to happiness.”—“May the Ashvins, the Adhvaryus, settle thee here!” for the Ashvins, as Adhvaryus, did lay down (this brick).
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.2.1.5
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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