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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 8.6.2.1
candasyā upadadhāti | atraiṣa sarvo'gniḥ saṃskṛtaḥ sa eṣo'tra śriyamaicanno haiṣo 'taḥ purā tasmā alamāsa yacriyamadhārayiṣyattasmādidamapyetarhyāhurna vā eṣo 'laṃ śriyai dhāraṇāya rājyāya vā grāmaṇīthyāya veti tasmai devā etāṃ śriyam prāyacannetāścandasyāḥ paśavo candāṃsyannam paśavo'nnamu śrīḥ
Preview of English translation:
1. He lays down Chandasyas (bricks pertaining to the metres). Completed now was the entire Agni (fire-altar). He now wished for distinction; for, indeed, heretofore he was not equal thereto, that he should sustain distinction; whence people here say even to this day, “This one is not equal to sustain distinction, either in regard to kingship or to headmanship.” The gods bestowed on him this distinction, these Chandasyas; for the metres (Chandas) are cattle, and cattle are food, and (a position of) distinction is food.
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 8.6.2.1
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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