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).

tasyaite pratiṣṭhe rukmaśca puṣkaraparṇaṃ cāpaścādityamaṇḍalaṃ ca srucau bāhū tāvindrāgnī dve svayamātṛṇe iyaṃ cāntarikṣaṃ ca tisro viśvajyotiṣa etā devatā agnirvāyurāditya etā hyeva devatā viśvaṃ jyotirdvādaśartavyāḥ sa saṃvatsaraḥ sa ātmā pañca pañcacūḍāḥ sa yajñaste devā atha yadvikarṇī ca svayamātṛṇā cāśmā pṛśniryaścite'gnirnidhīyate pañcatrīṃśī lokampṛṇāyai yajuḥ ṣaṭtriṃśī so'syaiṣa sarvasyāntamevātmā sa eṣa sarvāsāmapām madhye sa eṣa sarvaiḥ kāmaiḥ sampanna āpo vai sarve kāmāḥ sa eṣo'kāmaḥ sarvakāmo na hyetaṃ kasya cana kāmaḥ

Preview of English translation:

15. His feet are that gold plate and lotus-leaf(that is) the waters and the sun’s orb—are his feet; his arms are the two spoons, and they are Indra and Agni; the two naturally-perforated (bricks) are this earth and the air; and the three Vishvajyotis (all-light) bricks are these deities—Agni, Vayu, and Aditya, for these deities, indeed, are all the light; and the twelve seasonal (bricks) are the year, the body (of the altar, and the gold man); and the five Nakasads and five Pancacudas are the sacrifice, the gods; and the Vikarni the (third) Svayamatrinna and the variegated stone 1; and the fire which is deposited (on the altar) is the thirty-fifth; and the formula of the Lokamprina (brick) is the thirty-sixth;—that (gold man), indeed, the body (of the altar) is the end of everything here: he is in the midst of all the waters, endowed with all objects of desire—for all objects of desire are the waters; whilst possessed of all (objects of) desires he is without desire, for no desire of anything (troubles) him.

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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 10.5.4.15

Cover of edition (1882)

The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)

2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2009)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (1993)

Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)

236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]

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Cover of edition (1982)

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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