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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 9.4.1.12
prajāpatirviśvakarmeti | prajāpatirvai viśvakamā sa hīdaṃ sarvamakaronmano gandharvastasya ṛkṣāmānyapsarasa iti mano ha gandharva ṛkṣāmairapsarobhirmithunena sahoccakrāmeṣṭayo nāmetyṛkṣāmāni vā eṣṭaya ṛkṣāmairhyāśāsata iti no'stvitthaṃ no'stviti sa na idam brahma kṣatram pātviti tasyokto bandhuḥ
Preview of English translation:
12. “The lord of creatures, the all-worker,”—Prajapati (lord of creatures) is indeed the all-worker, for he has wrought all this (universe);—“Manas (the mind) is the Gandharva: his Apsaras are the hymn-verses and hymn-tunes,”—as a Gandharva, the Mind indeed went forth, with the hymn-verses and hymn-tunes as the Apsaras, his mates;—“Wishes (eshti) by name,”—the hymn-verses and hymn-tunes are indeed wishes, for by verses and tunes people pray, “May this accrue unto us! may it fare thus with us!”—“may he protect this our priest and nobility!” 'the meaning of this has been explained.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 9.4.1.12
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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