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 2.4.2.24
atha nīvimudvṛhya namaskaroti | pitṛdevatyā vai nīvistasmānnīvimudvṛhya namaskaroti yajño vai namo yajñiyānevainānetatkaroti ṣaṭ kṛtvo namaskaroti ṣaḍvā ṛtava ṛtavaḥ pitarastasmātṣaṭ kṛtvo namaskaroti gṛhānnaḥ pitaro datteti gṛhāṇāṃ ha pitara īśata eṣo etasyāśīḥ karmaṇo'thāvajighrati pratyavadhāya piṇḍāntsa yajamānabhāgo'gnau sakṛdācinnānyabhyādadhāti punarulmukamapi sṛjati
Preview of English translation:
24. He then pulls down the tuck (of the sacrificer’s garment) and performs obeisance. The tuck is sacred to the fathers (pitridevatya): therefore he performs obeisance to them after pulling down the tuck. Now obeisance means worship (or sacrifice): hence he thereby renders them worthy of worship. Six times he performs obeisance; for there are six seasons, and the fathers are the seasons: for this reason he performs obeisance six times. He mutters (Vajasaneyi Samhita II, 32 g), “Give us houses, O fathers!” for the fathers are the guardians (ishate) of houses; and this is the prayer for blessing at this sacrificial performance. After the cakes have been put back (in the dish containing the remains of boiled rice) he (the sacrificer) smells at (the rice); this (smelling) being the sacrificer’s share. The (stalks of sacrificial grass) cut with one stroke he puts on the fire; and he also again throws away the firebrand.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 2.4.2.24
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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