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).

etāḥ | saptadaśeṣṭakā upadadhāti saptadaśo vai saṃvatsaraḥ prajāpatiḥ sa prajanayitā tadetena vai saptadaśena saṃvatsareṇa prajāpatinā prajanayitraitāḥ prajāḥ prājanayadyatprājanayadasṛjata tadyadasṛjata tasmātsṛṣṭayastāḥ sṛṣṭvātmanprāpādayata tathaivaitadyajamāna etena saptadaśena saṃvatsareṇa prajāpatinā prajanayitraitāḥ prajāḥ prajanayati tāḥ sṛṣṭvātmanprapādayate retaḥsicorvelayā pṛṣṭayo vai retaḥsicau madhyamu pṛṣṭayo madhyata evāsminnetāḥ prajāḥ prapādayati sarvata upadadhāti sarvata evāsminnetāḥ prajāḥ prapādayati

Preview of English translation:

20. These, then, are seventeen bricks he lays down,—the year, Prajapati, is seventeenfold, he is the progenitor: it is thus by this seventeenfold year, by Prajapati, the progenitor, that he caused these creatures to be generated. And what he generated, he created; and inasmuch as he created (srij), therefore they are called creations (srishti). Having created them, he made them enter his own self: and in like manner does the Sacrificer now cause these creatures to be generated by that seventeenfold year, by Prajapati, the progenitor; and having created them, he makes them enter his own self. On the range of the Retahsic (he lays down these bricks): the Retahsic being the ribs, and the ribs the middle (of the body), it is in the very middle that he causes these creatures to enter him. He lays them on all sides: from all sides he thus makes these creatures to enter him.

For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.4.3.20

Cover of edition (1882)

The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)

2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2009)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (1993)

Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)

236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]

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Cover of edition (1982)

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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