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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 11.5.1.13
te hocuḥ na vai sā manuṣyeṣvagneryajñiyā tanūrasti yayeṣṭvāsmākamekaḥ syāditi tasmai ha sthālyāmopyāgnim pradaduraneneṣṭvāsmākameko bhaviṣyasīti taṃ ca ha kumāraṃ cādāyāvavrāja so'raṇya evāgniṃ nidhāya kumāreṇaiva grāmameyāya punaraimītyettirobhūtaṃ yo'gniraśvatthaṃ taṃ yā sthālī śamīṃ tāṃ sa ha punargandharvāneyāya
Preview of English translation:
13. They said, “Surely, there is not among men that holy form of fire by sacrificing wherewith one would become one of ourselves.” They put fire into a pan, and gave it to him saying, “By sacrificing therewith thou shalt become one of ourselves.” He took it (the fire) and his boy, and went on his way home. He then deposited the fire in the forest, and went to the village with the boy alone. [He came back and thought] “Here I am back;” and lo! it had disappeared: what had been the fire was an Ashvattha tree (ficus religiosa), and what had been the pan was a Shami tree (mimosa suma). He then returned to the Gandharvas.
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 11.5.1.13
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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