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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 8.2.1.15
kulāyinī ghṛtavatī puraṃdhiriti | kulāyamiva vā asyaitadātmanaḥ svairdakṣairdakṣapiteha sīdetyadakṣayatāmevāsyaitadātmanaḥ pṛthivyāḥ purīṣamasīti purīṣasaṃhitamiva vā asyaitadātmano retaḥsicorvelayā pṛṣṭayo vai retaḥsicau pṛṣṭisācayamiva vā asyaitadātmanaḥ sarvata upadadhāti sarvato hyasyaitadaśvināvātmanaḥ pratyadhattām
Preview of English translation:
15. “Nestlike, fat, wise,” he says, for this indeed is as a nest for his body.—“By thine own powers seat thee here, a holder of powers,” he says, for they did make that (part) of him powerful.—“Thou art the Earth’s soil-cover,” he says, for that (lower part) of his body is, as it were, in connection with the soil-cover. At the range of the Retahsic (he places the bricks),—the Retahsic are the ribs, for level with the ribs, as it were, is that (part) of his body. He places them on every side, for on every side the Ashvins restored that (part) of his (Prajapati's) body.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.2.1.15
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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