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 3.8.2.25
sa ha sma bāhū anvavekṣyāha | imau palitau bāhū kva svidbrāhmaṇasya vaco babhūveti na tadādriyetottamo vā eṣa prayājo bhavatīdaṃ vai haviryajña uttame prayāje dhruvāmevāgre'bhighārayati tasyai hi prathamāvājyabhāgau hoṣyanbhavati vapāṃ vā atra prathamāṃ hoṣyanbhavati tasmādvapāmevāgre'bhighārayedatha pṛṣadājyamatha yatpaśuṃ nābhighārayati nedaśṛtamabhighārayāṇītyetadevāsya sarvaḥ paśurabhighā rito bhavati yadvapāmabhighārayati tasmādvapāmevāgre'bhighārayedatha pṛṣadājyam
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25. But he, looking at his arms, said, “These hoary arms—what in the world has become of the Brahman’s word!” Let him not heed that (objection of the Karakas); for this is the last fore-offering,—and this being a havis-offering, at the last fore-offering he first pours ghee into the dhruva, being about to offer the first two butter-portions with it. Now, on the present occasion, he will first offer the omentum; therefore let him first baste the omentum, then the clotted ghee. And though he does not baste the victim with ghee, “lest he should baste the uncooked,” that whole victim of his yet becomes (as it were) basted with ghee in that he bastes the omentum; let him therefore first baste the omentum, then the clotted ghee.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 3.8.2.25
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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