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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 7.1.2.13
tasya śira evāhavanīyaḥ | atha ya āhavanīye'gnirya evāyaṃ śīrṣanprāṇaḥ so'sya sa tadyatsa pakṣapucavānbhavati pakṣapucavānhyayaṃ śīrṣanprāṇaścakṣuḥ śiro dakṣiṇaṃ śrotraṃ dakṣiṇaḥ pakṣa uttaraṃ śrotramuttaraḥ pakṣaḥ prāṇo madhyamātmā vākpucam pratiṣṭhā tadyatprāṇā vācānnaṃ jagdhvā pratitiṣṭhanti tasmādvākpucam pratiṣṭhā
Preview of English translation:
13. The Ahavaniya truly is his head; and the fire which is on the Ahavaniya is that vital air of his in the head. And as to why it (the Ahavaniya) has wings and tail, it is because that vital air in the head has wings and tail;—the eye is its head, the right ear its right wing, the left ear its left wing, the vital air its central body, and the voice is the tail (and) the foundation (the feet): inasmuch as the vital airs subsist by eating food with speech (voice), the voice is the tail, the foundation.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 7.1.2.13
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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