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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 9.2.3.42
atha vaiśvakarmaṇīṃ juhoti | viśvakarmāyamagnistamevaitatprīṇāti cittiṃ juhomi manasā ghṛteneti cittameṣāṃ juhomi manasā ca ghṛtena cetyetadyathā devā ihāgamanniti yathā devā ihāgacānityetadvītihotrā ṛtāvṛdha iti satyavṛdha ityetatpatye viśvasya bhūmano juhomi viśvakarmaṇa iti yo'sya sarvasya bhūtasya patistasmai juhomi viśvakarmaṇa ityetadviśvāhāhābhyaṃ haviriti sarvadaivākṣitaṃ havirityetat
Preview of English translation:
42. He then offers (the second oblation), the one for Vishvakarman,—Vishvakarman (the all-worker) is this Agni: it is him he thereby gratifies,—with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XVII, 78), “Thought I offer, with mind and ghee,”—that is, “The thought of these (priests and Sacrificer) I offer with mind and ghee;”—“that the gods come hither,”—that is, “that the gods may come hither;”—“enjoying their offering-meal, the holy-minded,”—that is, the true-minded;—“to Vishvakarman, the lord of all existence, I offer,”—that is, “to that Vishvakarman who is the lord of all that here exists I offer;”—“every day the unimpaired oblation,”—that is, “always the uninjured oblation.”
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 9.2.3.42
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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