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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 9.2.3.18
ukṣā samudro aruṇaḥ suparṇa iti | ukṣā hyeṣa samudro'ruṇaḥ suparṇaḥ pūrvasya yonim piturāviveśeti pūrvasya hyeṣa etaṃ yonim piturāviśati madhye divo nihitaḥ pṛśniraśmeti madhye hyeṣa divo nihitaḥ pṛśniraśmā vicakrame rajasaspātyantāviti vikramamāṇo vā eṣa eṣāṃ lokānāmantānyāti
Preview of English translation:
18. “The showering ocean, the ruddy bird,”—for he (the sun) is indeed a showering ocean, and a ruddy bird,—“hath entered the seat of his easterly father,”—for he indeed enters that seat of his easterly father;—“the many-hued rock set up in the middle of the sky,”—for that variegated stone is indeed set up in the middle of the sky;—“hath traversed and guardeth the two ends of the atmosphere;”—for in traversing he guards the ends of these worlds.
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 9.2.3.18
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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