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).

atha khare sādayati makhāya tvā makhasya tvā śīrṣṇa ityasāveva bandhuratha mṛtpiṇḍamapādāya mahāvīraṃ karoti makhāya tvā makhasya tvā śīrṣṇa ityasāveva bandhuḥ prādeśamātram prādeśamātramiva hi śiro madhye saṅgṛhītam madhye saṅgṛhītamiva hi śiro'thāsyopariṣṭāttryaṅgulam mukhamunnayati nāsikāmevāsminnetaddadhāti taṃ niṣṭhitamabhimṛśati makhasya śiro'sīti makhasya hyetatsaumyasya śira evamitarau tūṣṇīm pinvane tūṣṇīṃ rauhiṇakapāle

Preview of English translation:

17. He then deposits (the sambharas) on the mound with, “For Makha thee! for Makha’s head thee!” the import of this is the same as before. He then takes a lump of clay and makes the Mahavira (pot) with, “For Makha thee! for Makha’s head thee,”—the import of this is the same as before;—a span high, for the head is, as it were, a span high;—contracted in the middle, for the head is, as it were, contracted in the middle. At the top he then draws it out (so as to form) a spout of three thumbs’ breadths (high): he thereby makes a nose to this (Mahavira, or Pravargya). When it is complete, he touches it with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXVII, 8), “Makha’s head thou art,”—for it indeed is the head of Makha Saumya (the Soma-sacrifice). In the same way (he makes) the other two (Mahavira pots); silently two milking-bowls (pinvana), and silently two Rauhina-plates.

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 14.1.2.17

Cover of edition (1882)

The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)

2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2009)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (1993)

Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)

236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]

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Cover of edition (1982)

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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