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 8.3.3.5
mā canda iti | ayaṃ vai loko māyaṃ hi loko mita iva pramā canda ityantarikṣaloko vai pramāntarikṣaloko hyasmāllokātpramita iva pratimā canda ityasau vai lokaḥ pratimaiṣa hyantarikṣaloke pratimita ivāsrīvayaścanda ityannamasrīvayastadyadeṣu lokeṣvannaṃ tadasrīvayo'tho yadebhyo lokebhyo'nnaṃ sravati tadasrīvayo'thāto niruktānyeva candāṃsyupadadhāti
Preview of English translation:
5. [He lays down the right set, with, Vajasaneyi Samhita XIV, 18], “The metre Measure;”—the measure (ma), doubtless, is this (terrestrial) world, for this world is, as it were, measured (mita);—“the metre Fore-measure!”—the fore-measure (prama), doubtless, is the air-world, for the air-world is, as it were, measured forward from this world;—“The metre Countermeasure,”—the counter-measure (pratima), doubtless, is yonder (heavenly) world, for yonder world is, as it were, counter-measured in the air;—“The metre Asrivayas,”—“asrivayas,” doubtless, is food: whatever food there is in these worlds that is 'asrivayas.' Or, whatever food (anna) flows (sravati) from these worlds that is 'asrivayas.' Hereafter, now, he puts down only defined metres.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.3.3.5
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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