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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 8.2.1.7
pṛthivyāḥ purīṣamasīti | pṛthivī vai prathamā citistasyā etatpurīṣamiva yaddvitīyāpso nāmeti raso nāmetyetattāṃ tvā viśve abhigṛṇantu devā iti tāṃ tvā sarve 'bhigṛṇantu devā ityetatstomapṛṣṭhā ghṛtavatīha sīdeti yāntstomānasyāṃ taṃsyamāno bhavati taireṣā stomapṛṣṭhā prajāvadasme draviṇāyajasveti prajāvadasme draviṇamāyajasvetyetadaśvinādhvaryū sādayatāmiha tvetyaśvinau hyadhvaryū upādhattām
Preview of English translation:
7. [The fourth Ashvini he lays down, with Vajasaneyi Samhita XIV, 4], “Thou art the earth’s soil-cover,”—the first layer, doubtless, is the earth, and this, the second (layer) is, as it were, its soil-cover (purisha)—“her sap, in truth,”—that is, “her essence, in truth,”—“May the All-gods sing thy praises!”—that is, “May all the gods sing thy praises!”—“Seat thee here, laden with stomas, and rich in fat!”—whatever hymn-forms he will be spreading (constructing) thereon by them this (brick) is laden with stomas;—“Gain for us by sacrifice wealth (dravina, pl.) with offspring (adj. sing.)!”—that is, “Gain for us, by sacrifice, wealth (dravinam, sing.) with offspring!”—“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 8.2.1.7
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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