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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 13.8.2.3
athainatpalāśaśākhayā vyudūhati yadevādo vyudūhanaṃ tadetadapeto yantu paṇayo'sumnā devapīyava iti paṇīnevaitadasumnāndevapīyūnasurarakṣasānyasmāllokādapahantyasya lokaḥ sutāvata iti sutavānhi ya ījānodyubhirahobhiraktubhirvyaktamiti tadenamṛtubhiścāhorātraiśca salokaṃ karoti
Preview of English translation:
3. He then sweeps that (site) with a palasha (Butea frondosa) branch—what the sweeping (signified) on that occasion, that (it does) here—with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXV, I), “Let the niggards avaunt from hence, the perverse scorners of the gods!”—he thereby expels from this world the niggards, the perverse haters of the gods, the Asura-Rakshas;—“it is the place of this Soma-offerer,” for he who has performed a Soma-sacrifice is a Soma-offerer;—“(an abode) distinguished by lights, by days, by nights,”—he thereby makes him to be of the world of the seasons, the days and nights;—
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 13.8.2.3
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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