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 7.2.2.10
atha jaghanārdhenodīcīm | ghṛtena sītā madhunā samajyatāmiti yathaiva yajustathā bandhurviśvairdevairanumatā marudbhiriti viśve ca vai devā marutaśca varṣasyeśata ūrjasvatī payasā pinvamāneti raso vai paya ūrjasvatī rasenānnena pinvamānetyetadasmāntsīte payasābhyāvavṛtsvetyasmāntsīte rasenābhyāvavṛtsvetyetat
Preview of English translation:
10. Then on the hindpart (he ploughs a furrow) northwards, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XII, 70), “With sweet ghee let the furrow be saturated,”—as the text so its meaning;—“approved of by the All-gods, by the Maruts!” for both the All-gods and the Maruts have power over the rain;—“sapful, and teeming with milk,”—milk means life-sap: thus, “teeming with life-sap and food;”—“with milk, O furrow, turn thou unto us!” that is, “with life-sap, O furrow, turn thou unto us!”
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 7.2.2.10
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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