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 8.7.3.7
indraṃ viśvā avīvṛdhanniti | indraṃ hi sarvāṇi bhūtāni vardhayanti samudravyacasaṃ gira iti mahimānamasyaitadāha rathītamaṃ rathīnāmiti rathitamo hyeṣa rathināṃ vājānāṃ satpatim patimityannaṃ vai vājā annānāṃ satpatim patimityetadaindryānuṣṭubhā nivapatyaindraṃ hi purīṣaṃ tadetadardhamagneryatpurīṣamardhamaiṣṭakam
Preview of English translation:
7. [He scatters the loose soil, with, Vajasaneyi Samhita XV, 56; Rig-veda I, 11, 1], “They all have magnified Indra,”—for all beings, indeed, magnify Indra;—“the voices, him, of ocean-wide extent,”—he thereby alludes to his greatness;—“the foremost of charioteers,”—for of charioteers he is the greatest charioteer;—“the lordly lord of viands,”—viands mean food: thus, “the lordly lord of food.” With this anushtubh verse addressed to Indra he scatters it; for the loose soil belongs to Indra: that (layer of) loose soil is one half of Agni (the fire-altar), the (other) half is the collection of bricks.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.7.3.7
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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