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).

asya sūdadohasa iti | āpo vai sūdo'nnaṃ dohaḥ somaṃ śrīṇanti pṛśnaya ityannaṃ vai pṛśni janmandevānāmiti saṃvatsaro vai devānāṃ janma viśa iti yajño vai viśo yajñe hi sarvāṇi bhūtāni viṣṭāni triṣvā rocane diva iti savanāni vai trīṇi rocanāni savanānyetadāhānuṣṭubhā vāgvā anuṣṭubvāgu sarve prāṇā vācā caivaine etatprāṇena ca saṃtanoti saṃdadhāti eṣaikā satī sūdadohāḥ sarvā iṣṭakā anusaṃcarati prāṇo vai sūdadohāstasmādayameka eva prāṇaḥ santsarvāṇyaṅgāni sarvamātmānamanusaṃcarati

Preview of English translation:

21. “Those his well-like milking ones”—a well (suda) means water, and milking means food;—“the speckled ones mix the Soma,”—the speckled (cow) means food;—“at the birth of the gods,”—the birth of the gods is the year;—“the tribes,” the tribes (vish), doubtless, are the sacrifice, for all beings are ranged (vishta) under the sacrifice;—“in the three spheres of the heavens,”—the three spheres of the heavens, doubtless, are the (three) pressings (of Soma): he thus means the pressings. With an anushtubh verse (he performs this rite), for the Anushtubh is speech, and speech (includes) all vital airs; and by means of speech, that is vital air, he thus makes these two (bricks) continuous, and joins them together. This same Sudadohas, whilst being a single (verse), extends over all the bricks, whence—the Sudadohas being the vital air—this vital air, whilst being one only, extends over all the limbs, over the whole body.

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 8.7.3.21

Cover of edition (1882)

The Satapatha Brahmana (In Five Volumes)
by Julius Eggeling (1882)

2551 pages; [Publisher: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers Pvt. Ltd.]

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Cover of edition (2009)

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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Cover of edition (2002)

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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Cover of edition (1993)

Studies in the Satapatha-Brahmana
by Dr. (Mrs.) Santi Banerjee (1993)

236 pages; [Publisher: Sanskrit Pustak Bhandar]

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Cover of edition (1982)

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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