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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 11.8.4.6
tasmā u haitaduvāca spṛtīrhutvānyāmājateti brūtātsā te samrāḍdughā syāditi candrātte mana spṛṇomi svāhā sūryātte cakṣu spṛṇomi svāhā vātātte prāṇāntspṛṇomi svāhā digbhyaste śrotraṃ spṛṇomi svāhādbhyaste lohitaṃ spṛṇomi svāhā pṛthivyai te śarīraṃ spṛṇomi svāhetyathānyāmājateti brūtātsā te samrāḍdughā syāditi tato haiva sa utsasāda kaiśinīrevemā apyetarhi prajā jāyante
Preview of English translation:
6. And, accordingly, he then said to him,—“Having offered the Spritis, he (the Adhvaryu) should say, "Drive up another (cow)!" and that one should be thy samraj-cow.”—“[Having offered. with,] "From the moon I take thy mind, hail!—From the sun I take thine eye, hail!—From the wind I take thy breathings, hail!—From the regions I take thine ear, hail!—From the waters I take thy blood, hail!—From the earth I take thy body, hail!" let him then say, "Drive up another (cow)!" and that one shall be thy samrag cow!” He then departed from thence, and, verily, members of the Keshin race are born here even to this day.
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 11.8.4.6
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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