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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 11.7.2.6
tadāhuḥ adhvaryo yaddīkṣitasya nānavabhṛtho'vakalpate kvainamadidīkṣa ityāvabhṛthādanūddṛṃheyuradhvaryuśca pratiprasthātā ca hotā ca maitrāvaruṇaśca brahmā cāgnīdhraścaitairvā eṣa ṣaḍḍhotā tamanudrutya ṣaḍḍhotāraṃ juhotyekāmāhutiṃ kṛtvā pañca vājyā dyauṣpṛṣṭhamantarikṣamātmāṅgairyajñam pṛthivīṃ śarīraiḥ vācaspate'cidrayā vācācidrayā juhvā divi devāvṛdhaṃ hotrāmairayatsvāheti saiva dīkṣā
Preview of English translation:
6. Here now they say, “Seeing that the want of the purificatory bath in the case of the initiated is improper, Adhvaryu, when didst thou initiate him?” Well, let them sustain him till the purificatory bath,—to wit, the Adhvaryu, the Pratiprasthatri, the Hotri, the Maitravaruna, the Brahman, and the Agnidhra, for it is through these that this (formula) is called 'shaddhotri': having rapidly muttered that 'shaddhotri,' he offers, performing either one or five oblations of ghee,—“The heaven is his back, the air his body, O Vacaspati, by his limbs he gave rise to the sacrifice, by his forms to the earth; by his flawless voice and his flawless tongue to the god-gladdening invocation, Hail!” This, indeed, is his initiation.
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 11.7.2.6
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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