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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 8.5.2.5
saṃyaccanda iti | rātrirvai saṃyaccando viyaccanda ityaharvai viyaccando bṛhaccanda ityasau vai loko bṛhaccando rathantaraṃ canda ityayaṃ vai loko rathantaraṃ cando nikāyaścanda iti vāyurvai nikāyaścando vivadhaścanda ityantarikṣaṃ vai vivadhaścando giraścanda ityannaṃ vai giraścando bhrajaścanda ityagnirvai bhrajaścandaḥ saṃstupcando'nuṣṭupcanda iti vāgeva saṃstupcando vāganuṣṭupcanda evas=cando varivaścanda iti tasyokto bandhuḥ
Preview of English translation:
5. “The Uniting metre,”—the 'uniting' metre, doubtless, is the night;—“the Separating metre,”—the 'separating' metre, doubtless, is the day;—“the Brihat metre,”—the 'brihat' (great) metre, doubtless, is yonder world;—“the Rathantara metre,”—the 'rathantara' metre, doubtless, is this world;—“the Troop metre,”—the 'troop' metre, doubtless, is the wind;—“the Yoke metre,”—the 'yoke' metre, doubtless, is the air;—“the Devourer metre,”—the 'devourer' metre, doubtless, is food;—“the Bright metre,”—the 'bright' metre, doubtless, is the fire;—“the Samstubh metre, the Anushtubh metre,”—the 'samstubh' metre, doubtless, is speech, and the 'anushtubh' metre is speech;—“the Course metre, the Expanse metre,”—the meaning of this has been explained.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.5.2.5
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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