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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 8.6.1.17
atha dakṣiṇataḥ | ayaṃ dakṣiṇā viśvakarmetyayaṃ vai vāyurviśvakarmā yo'yam pavata eṣa hīdaṃ sarvaṃ karoti tadyattamāha dakṣiṇeti tasmādeṣa dakṣiṇaiva bhūyiṣṭhaṃ vāti tasya rathasvanaśca rathecitraśca senānīgrāmaṇyāviti graiṣmau tāvṛtū menakā ca sahajanyā cāpsarasāviti dikcopadiśā ceti ha smāha māhitthirime tu te dyāvāpṛthivī yātudhānā hetī rakṣāṃsi prahetiriti yātudhānā haivātra hetī rakṣāṃsi prahetistebhyo namo astviti tasyokto bandhuḥ
Preview of English translation:
17. Then on the right (south) side (he places one), with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XV, 16), “This one on the right, the all-worker,” the all-worker is this Vayu (the wind) who blows here, for he makes everything here; and because he speaks of him as (being) “on the right,” therefore it is in the south that he blows most;—“and Rathasvana (chariot-noise) and Rathecitra (glorious on the chariot), his commander and chieftain;” these are the two summer-months;—“and the two nymphs, Menaka and Sahajanya,”—“quarter and intermediate quarter,” said Mahitthi; but these two are heaven and earth;—“Goblins the shaft, demons the missile;” for goblins indeed are here the shaft (weapon), and demons the missile;—“to them be homage . . .!” the import of this has been explained.
For a detailled translation, including proper diacritics and footnotes, go the full English translation.
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 8.6.1.17
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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