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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 4.2.4.21
vatso vā eṣaḥ | etasyai gāyatryai yajño vai gāyatrī dvādaśa stotrāṇi dvādaśa śastrāṇi taccaturviṃśatiścaturviṃśatyakṣarā vai gāyatrī tasyā eṣa vatsastaṃ yadgopāyanti gopāyanti vā imānvatsāndohāya yadidam payo duhra evamiyaṃ gāyatrī yajamānāya sarvānkāmāndohātā iti tasmādvai gopāyanti
Preview of English translation:
21. Moreover, this (graha) is Gayatri’s calf, Gayatri being the sacrifice,—there are twelve chants and twelve recitations: that makes twenty-four, and of twenty-four syllables consists the Gayatri. This is her calf;—when they watch it, then they watch these calves for the sake of the milking: “as they yield this milk, even so may this Gayatri yield all the sacrificer’s wishes,”—this is why they watch it.
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 4.2.4.21
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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