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).

sa upahavamiṣṭvā bhakṣayati mayi tyadindriyam bṛhadityetadvā indriyam bṛhadya eṣa tapati mayi dakṣo mayi kraturiti kratūdakṣāvevātmandhatte gharmastriśugvirājatīti gharmo hyeṣa triśugvirājati virājā jyotiṣā saheti virājā hyeṣa jyotiṣā saha brahmaṇā tejasā saheti brahmaṇā hyeṣa tejasā saha payaso reta ābhṛtamiti payaso hyetadreta ābhṛtaṃ tasya dohamaśīmahyuttarāmuttarāṃ samāmityāśiṣamevaitadāśāste'tha cātvāle mārjayante'sāveva bandhuḥ

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31. Having solicited an invitation (and received an answer from the priests), he drinks of it, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXVIII, 27), “May there be in me that great energy,”—a great energy, indeed, is he who shines yonder;—“in me the fitness, in me the intelligence,”—fitness and intelligence he thus secures to himself;—“the Gharma of triple fires shineth,”—for this Gharma of triple fires indeed shines;—“together with the shining light,”—for together with the shining light (the sun) it indeed is;—“together with the fire, the Brahman,”—for together with the fire, the Brahman, it indeed is,—(Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXVIII, 28), “The seed of the milk hath been brought,”—for this is indeed the seed of the milk that has been brought;—“may we obtain the milking thereof year after year!”—it is a blessing he thereby invokes. They then cleanse themselves at the pit the significance of this is the same as before.

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 14.3.1.31

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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