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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 8.2.1.6
svairdakṣairdakṣapiteha sīdeti | svena vīryeṇeha sīdetyetaddevānāṃ samne bṛhate raṇāyeti devānāṃ sumnāya mahate raṇāyetyetatpitevaidhi sūnava ā suśeveti yathā pitā putrāya syonaḥ suśeva evaṃ suśevaidhītyetatsvāveśā tanvā saṃviśāsvetyātmā vai tanūḥ svāveśenātmanā saṃviśasvetyetadaśvinādhvaryū sādayatāmiha tvetyaśvinau hyadhvaryū upādhattām
Preview of English translation:
6. [The third Ashvini brick he lays down, with Vajasaneyi Samhita XIV, 3], “By thine own powers seat thee here, a holder of powers,”—that is, “By thy own energy seat thee here;”—“in the gods’ favour for high joy!” that is, “for the favour of the gods, for great joy;"—”be thou kind, as a father to his son!'—that is, “As a father is gentle, kind, to his son, so be thou kind!”—“rest thou readily accessible with thy form!”—the form, doubtless, is the body: thus, “rest thou with readily accessible body!”—“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 8.2.1.6
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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