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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 2.5.3.18
atharṣabhamāhvayitavai brūyāt | sa yadi ruyātsa vaṣaṭkāra ityu haika āhustasminvaṣaṭkāre juhuyādityatho indramevaitatsvena rūpeṇa hvayati vṛtrasya badhāyaitadvā indrasya rūpa yadṛṣabhastatsvenaivainametadrūpeṇa hvayati vṛtrasya badhāya sa yadi ruyādā ma indro yajñamagantsendro me yajña iti ha vidyādyadyu na ruyādbrāhmaṇa eva dakṣiṇata āsīno brūyājjuhudhīti saivaindrī vāk
Preview of English translation:
18. Let him then tell (the Sacrificer) to make a bull roar. “If it roars,” say some, “then that (sound) is the Vashat; let him offer after that Vashat.” And in this way indeed he calls Indra in his own form to the slaying of Vritra; for the bull is indeed Indra’s form: hence he thereby calls Indra in his own form to the slaying of Vritra. If it roars, then one may know that Indra has come to his sacrifice, that his sacrifice is with Indra. And should it not roar, let the priest, seated on the south side (viz. the Brahman), say, “Sacrifice!”—this, indeed, is Indra’s voice.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 2.5.3.18
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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