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 1.9.1.10
atha yathādevataṃ | devā ājyapā ājyamajuṣantāvīvṛdhanta maho jyāyo'krateti tatprayājānuyājānāha prayājānuyājā vai devā ājyapā agnirhotreṇedaṃ havirajuṣatāvīvṛdhata maho jyāyo'kṛteti tadagniṃ hotreṇāhājuṣatetyevaṃ yā iṣṭā devatā bhavanti tāḥ sampaśyatyasau havirajuṣatāsau havirajuṣateti tadyajñasyaivaitatsamṛddhimāśāste yaddhi devā havirjuṣante tena hi mahajjayati tasmādāhājuṣatetyavīvṛdhateti yadvai devā havirjoṣayante tadapi girimātraṃ kurvate tasmādāhāvīvṛdhateti
Preview of English translation:
10. And in the same way according to the respective deities. “The butter-drinking gods have graciously accepted the butter, they have grown in strength, they have acquired greater power;” thereby he refers to the fore-offerings and after-offerings; for the butter-drinking gods truly are the fore-offerings and after-offerings.—“Agni, by virtue of his Hotri-ship, has graciously accepted this oblation, he has grown in strength, the has acquired greater power;” thereby he refers to Agni, in virtue of his Hotriship. With 'has graciously accepted' the thus enumerates those deities to whom offering has been made: in saying 'Such a one has graciously accepted the oblation, such a one has graciously accepted the oblation,' he accordingly prays for the accomplishment of the sacrifice; for whatever oblation the gods graciously accept, by that he gains great things: hence he says, “(he) has graciously accepted it.” And '(he) has grown in strength' he says, because what the gods delight in, they make mountain high: for this reason he says '(he) has increased.'
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 1.9.1.10
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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