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 8.5.3.8
taddhaike | veṣaśrīḥ kṣatrāya kṣatraṃ jinveti triṃśattamīmupadadhati triṃśadakṣarā virāḍvirāḍeṣā citiriti na tathā kuryādati te recayantyekaviṃśasampadamatho gāyatrīsampadamatho indraloko haiṣa yaiṣānyūnā virāḍindrāya ha ta indraloke dviṣantam bhrātṛvyam pratyudyāminaṃ kurvantīndramindralokānnudante yajamāno vai sve yajña indro yajamānāya ha te yajamānaloke dviṣantam bhrātṛvyam pratyudyāminaṃ kurvanti yajamānaṃ yajamānalokānnudante yaṃ vā etamagnimāharantyeṣa eva yajamāna āyatanenaiṣa u evātra triṃśattamī
Preview of English translation:
8. Now some lay down a thirtieth (Stomabhaga), with, “Beautifully arrayed, quicken thou the kshatra for the kshatra!” saying, “Of thirty syllables is the Viraj (metre) and this layer is viraj (far-shining).” But let him not do so: they (who do so) exceed (this layer so as not to be) amounting to the twenty-one-fold, and to the Gayatri; and that undiminished Viraj, doubtless, is the world of Indra: in the world of Indra they raise a spiteful enemy of equal power (to Indra), and thrust Indra out of the world of Indra. And at his own sacrifice the Sacrificer assuredly is Indra: in the Sacrificer’s realm they raise for the Sacrificer a spiteful enemy of equal power, and thrust the Sacrificer out of the Sacrificer’s own realm. But, surely, that fire which they bring hither is no other than this Sacrificer: by means of his foundation it is he who is the thirtieth (brick) in this (layer).
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.5.3.8
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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