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 6.5.2.4
atha pūrvamuddhimādadhāti | rudrāstvā kṛṇvantu traiṣṭubhena candasāṅgirasvadityantarikṣaṃ haiṣa uddhistametadrudrāstraiṣṭubhena candasākurvaṃstathaivainamayametattraiṣṭubhena candasā karotyaṅgirasvaditi prāṇo vā aṅgirā dhruvāsīti sthirāsītyetadatho pratiṣṭhitāsītyantarikṣamasītyantarikṣaṃ hyeṣa uddhirdhārayā mayi prajāṃ rāyaspoṣaṃ gaupatyaṃ suvīryaṃ sajātānyajamānāyetyetadvai rudrā antarikṣaṃ kṛtvā tasminnetāmāśiṣamāśāsata tathaivaitadyajamāno'ntarikṣaṃ kṛtvā tasminnetāmāśiṣamāśāste tāṃ saṃlipya saṃślakṣṇya
Preview of English translation:
4. He then lays thereon the first (lower) side-part, with, “May the Rudras, Aṅgiras-like, fashion thee by the Trishtubh metre!”—for this side-part is the air, and this the Rudras fashioned by means of the Trishtubh metre; and in like manner does this one now fashion it by means of the Trishtubh metre;—“Aṅgiras-like,” he says, for Aṅgiras is the breath;—“Thou art steadfast!”—that is, “thou art firm,” or 'thou art fixed;'—“Thou art the air!” for this side-part is indeed the air;—“Establish in me offspring, increase of wealth, lordship of cattle, manhood, clansmen for the Sacrificer!” For the Rudras, having fashioned the air, invoked this blessing thereon; and in like manner does this Sacrificer, having fashioned the air, now invoke this blessing thereon. Having stroked and smoothed it all over—
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 6.5.2.4
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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