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 9.2.1.14
ye devā devānām | yajñiyā yajñiyānāmiti devā hyete devānāṃ yajñiyā u yajñiyānāṃ saṃvatsarīṇamupa bhāgamāsata iti saṃvatsarīṇaṃ hyeta etam bhāgamupāsate'hutādo haviṣo yajñe asminnityahutādo hi prāṇāḥ svayam pibantu madhuno ghṛtasyeti svayamasya pibantu madhunaśca ghṛtasya cetyetat
Preview of English translation:
14. [He sprinkles, with, Vajasaneyi Samhita XVII, 13, 14], “The gods of the gods, the worshipful of the worshipful,”—“for they (the vital airs) are indeed the gods of (among) the gods, and the worshipful of the worshipful”;—“who draw nigh unto the yearlong share,” for they do indeed draw near to this their year-long share;—“not eaters of oblations,—at this offering of sacrificial food,”—for the vital airs, indeed, are not eaters of oblations;—“may themselves drink of the honey and the ghee!” that is, “should themselves drink of this honey and ghee.”
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 9.2.1.14
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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