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 11.6.3.4
sa hovāca kati devā yājñavalkyeti trayaśca trī ca śatā trayaśca trī ca sahasretyomiti hovāca katyeva devā yājñavalkyeti trayastriṃśadityomiti hovāca katyeva devā yājñavalkyeti traya ityomiti hovāca katyeva devā yājñavalkyeti dvāvityomiti hovāca katyeva devā yājñavalkyetyadhyardha ityomiti hovāca katyeva devā yājñavalkyetyeka ityomiti hovāca katame te trayaśca trī ca śatā trayaśca trī ca sahasreti
Preview of English translation:
4. He said, “How many gods are there, Yajnavalkya?”—“Three hundred and three, and three thousand and three,” he replied.—“Yea, so it is!” he said. “How many gods are there really, Yajnavalkya?”—“Thirty-three.”—“Yea, so it is!” he said. “How many gods are there really, Yajnavalkya?”—“Three.”—“Yea, so it is!” he said. “How many gods are there really, Yajnavalkya?”—“Two.”—“Yea, so it is!” he said. “How many gods are there really, Yajnavalkya?”—“One and a half.”—“Yea, so it is!” he said. “How many gods are there really, Yajnavalkya?”—“One.”—“Yea, so it is!” he said. “Who are those three hundred and three, and three thousand and three?”
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 11.6.3.4
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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