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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 11.6.2.10
te striyamāviśataḥ tasyā upasthamevāhavanīyaṃ kurvāte dhārakāṃ samidhaṃ dhārakā ha vai nāmaiṣaitayā ha vai prajāpatiḥ prajā dhārayāṃ cakāra reta eva śukrāmāhutiṃ te striyaṃ tarpayataḥ sa ya evaṃ vidvānmithunamupaityagnihotramevāsya hutam bhavati yastataḥ putro jāyate sa lokaḥ pratyutthāyyetadagnihotraṃ yājñavalkya nātaḥ paramastīti hovāca tasmai ha yājñavalkyo varaṃ dadau sa hovāca kāmapraśna eva me tvayi yājñavalkyāsaditi tato brahmā janaka āsa
Preview of English translation:
10. “They enter woman, and make her lap their offering-fire, her womb the fuel,—for that (womb) is called the bearer, because by it Prajapati bore creatures,—and the seed their pure libation: they satiate woman; and, verily, for him who, knowing this, approaches his mate, the Agnihotra comes to be offered. The son who is born therefrom is the renascent world: this is the Agnihotra, Yajnavalkya, there is nothing higher than this.” Thus he spoke; and Yajnavalkya granted him a boon. He said, “Let mine be the (privilege of) asking questions of thee when I list, Yajnavalkya!” Thenceforth Janaka was a Brahman.
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 11.6.2.10
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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