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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 8.6.2.19
tadete sāmanidhane abhyukte | arko devānām parame vyomannarkasya devāḥ parame vyomannityetadvai devānāṃ viśatām prajāpatiruttamo'viśattasmādāhārko devānām parame vyomannityatha yadāhārkasya devāḥ parame vyomannityayaṃ vā agnirarkastasyaitaduttamāyāṃ citau sarve devā viṣṭāstasmādāhārkasya devāḥ parame vyomanniti
Preview of English translation:
19. It is with reference to this that these two sama-nidhanas (finales of saman-hymns) are uttered,—“The light (is) in the highest heaven of the gods,” and, “The gods (are) in the highest heaven of the light;”—for when on that occasion the gods were entering (heaven), Prajapati was the last to enter: that is why he says, “The light (is) in the highest heaven of the gods.” And as to why he says, “The gods (are) in the highest heaven of light,”—the light, doubtless, is this Agni (the fire-altar), and it is on his highest layer that all the gods have thus entered: this is why he says, “The gods are in the highest heaven of light.”
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.6.2.19
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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