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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 9.2.3.39
atha vaikaṅkatīmādadhāti | tasyā ukto bandhurvidhema te parame janmannagna iti dyaurvā asya paramaṃ janma vidhema stomairavare sadhastha ityantarikṣaṃ vā avaraṃ sadhasthaṃ yasmādyonerudārithā yaje tamityeṣa vā asya svo yonistaṃ yaja ityetatpra tve havīṃṣi juhure samiddha iti yadā vā eṣa samidhyate 'thaitasminhavīṃṣi prajuhvati
Preview of English translation:
39. He then puts on one of vikaṅkata (flacourtia sapida) wood—the significance whereof has been explained—with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XVII, 75), “To thee give we honour, O Agni, in the highest home;”—his highest home, doubtless, is the sky;—“to thee give we honour, in hymns of praise, in the lower abode;”—the lower abode, doubtless, is the air;—“the birth-place whence thou hast arisen do I worship,”—that is, “this is his (Agni”s) own birth-place: that I worship;'—“on thee, when kindled, offerings are poured forth;”—for when he (the fire) is kindled, they make offerings on him.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 9.2.3.39
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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