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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 9.2.3.34
athainaṃ nidadhāti | suparṇo'si garutmānityetadvā enamado vikṛtya suparṇaṃ garutmantaṃ vikaroti taṃ suparṇaṃ garutmantaṃ cinoti taṃ suparṇaṃ garutmantaṃ kṛtvāntato nidadhāti pṛṣṭhe pṛthivyāḥ sīda bhāsāntarikṣamāpṛṇa jyotiṣā divamuttabhāna tejasā diśa uddūṃhetyevaṃ hyeṣa etatsarvaṃ karoti
Preview of English translation:
34. He then lays it (the firebrand) down, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XVII, 72, 73), “A well-winged bird thou art,”—for on that former occasion he, by means of the fashioning-formula, fashions him into a well-winged bird; that well-winged bird he builds up, and having fashioned that well-winged bird, he finally sets him down;—“seat thee on the back of the earth, fill the air with thy shine, prop the sky with thy light, and uphold the quarters by thy lustre!”—for that one (Agni) indeed does all this.
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 9.2.3.34
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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