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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 10.2.3.1
yā vā iyaṃ vediḥ saptavidhasya eṣā vedermātrā sa devayajanamadhyavasāya pūrvayā dvārā patnīśālam prapadya gārhapatyāyoddhatyāvokṣati gārhapatyasyoddhatātsapta prācaḥ prakramānprakrāmati tataḥ prāñcaṃ vyāmaṃ vimimīte tasya madhya āhavanīyāyoddhatyāvokṣati pūrvārdhādvyāmasya trīnprācaḥ prakramānprakrāmati sa vedyantaḥ
Preview of English translation:
1. Now this Vedi (altar-ground, viz. the Mahavedi of the Soma-sacrifice) is just that (right) measure for the Vedi of the sevenfold (fire-altar). Having fixed upon (the place for) the sacrificial ground, he enters the Patnishala by the front (east) door, and having thrown up (the ground) for the Garhapatya, he sprinkles it with water. From the raised (site) of the Garhapatya he strides seven steps eastward. From there he measures off a fathom towards the east, and having, in the middle thereof, thrown up (the ground) for the Ahavaniya, he sprinkles it with water. From the front part of the fathom he strides three steps eastward: that is the end of the Vedi.
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 10.2.3.1
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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