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 2.1.4.28
atha purastātparītya | pūrvārdhamulmukānāmabhipadyajapati dyauriva bhūmnā pṛthivīva varimṇeti yathāsau dyaurbahvī nakṣatrairevam bahurbhūyāsamityevaitadāha yadāha dyauriva bhūmneti pṛthivīva varimṇeti yatheyam pṛthivyurvyevamururbhūyāsamityevaitadāha tasyāste pṛthivi devayajani pṛṣṭha ityasyai hyenam pṛṣṭha ādhatte'gnimannādamannādyāyādadha ityannādo 'gnirannādo bhūyāsamityevaitadāha saiṣāśīreva sa yadi kāmayeta japedetadyadyu kāmayetāpi nādriyeta
Preview of English translation:
28. He (the sacrificer) then goes round to the east side (of the fire), and taking hold of the top part of the burning sticks he mutters (Vajasaneyi Samhita III, 5): “Like unto the sky in plenty, like unto the earth in greatness!” When he says, “Like unto the sky in plenty,” he means to say, “Like as yonder sky is plenteous with stars, so may I become plenteous!” and when he says, “Like unto the earth in greatness,” he means to say, “As great as this earth is so great may I become!”—“On that back of thine, O Earth, that art meet for the worship of the gods”—for on her back he lays down that (fire)—“I lay down Agni, the eater of food, for the obtainment of food.” Agni is an eater of food: “May I become an eater of food,” this is what he thereby says. This is a prayer for blessing,—he may mutter it, if he choose; or, if he choose, he may omit it.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 2.1.4.28
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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