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).

śauceyo jñaptaḥ prakṣyāmi tveva bhagavantamiti pṛcaiva prācīnayogyeti sa hovāca yasminkāla uddhṛtāste'gnayaḥ syurupāvahṛtāni pātrāṇi hoṣyantsyā atha ta āhavanīyo'nugacedvettha tadbhayaṃ yadatra juhvato bhavatīti vedeti hovāca purā cirādasya jyeṣṭhaḥ putro mriyeta yasyaitadaviditaṃ syādvidyābhistvevāhamatāriṣamiti kiṃ viditaṃ prāyaścittiriti prāṇa udānamapyagāditi gārhapatya āhutiṃ juhuyāṃ saiva prāyaścittirna tadāgaḥ kurvīyetyetannau bhagavantsaheti hovāca

Preview of English translation:

8. Shauceya, thus instructed, said, “I would yet ask thee a question, reverend sir.”—“Ask then, Pracinayogya!” he replied. He (Shauceya) said, “If, at the time when thy fires are taken out, and the sacrificial vessels brought down, thou wert going to offer, and the offering-fire were then to go out, dost thou know what danger there is in that case for him who offers?” 'I know,' he replied; 'before long the eldest son would die in the case of him who would not know this; but by dint of knowledge I myself have prevailed.'—“What is that knowledge, and what the atonement?” he asked.—“The breath of the mouth has entered the upward breathing—such (is the knowledge); and I should make the offering in the Garhapatya fire—that would be the atonement, and I should not be committing that sin.”—“This much, then, reverend sir, we two (know) in common,” said (Shauceya).

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 11.5.3.8

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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