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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 8.6.3.20
ā vāco madhyamaruhadbhuraṇyuriti | etaddha vāco madhyaṃ yatraiṣa etaccīyate bhuraṇyuriti bhartaityetadayamagniḥ satpatiścekitāna ityayamagniḥ satām pratiścetayamāna ityetatpṛṣṭhe pṛthivyā nihito davidyutaditi pṛṣṭhe pṛthivyā nihito dīpyamāna ityetadadhaspadaṃ kṛṇutāṃ ye pṛtanyava ityadhaspadaṃ kurutāṃ sarvānpāpmana ityetat
Preview of English translation:
20. [The third brick, with, Vajasaneyi Samhita XV, 51], “Unto the centre of speech did he mount, the nimble,”—for this, indeed, is the centre of speech where he now is built up; and 'the nimble (bhuranyu),' that is, “the sustainer (bhartar);”—“this Agni, the good lord, the heedful,”—that is, “this Agni, the lord of the good, the heeding one;”—“established upon the back of the earth, he the brilliant,”—that is, “established on the back of the earth, the shining one;”—“let him tread under foot any hostile!”—that is, “let him tread under foot all evildoers.”
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 8.6.3.20
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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