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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 10.1.5.3
saumyo'dhvaraḥ prathamā citiḥ yatprācīnaṃ savebhyo rājasūyo dvitīyā vājapeyastṛtīyāśvamedhaścaturthyagnisavaḥ pañcamī yaiścitaṃ sāmabhiḥ parigāyati tanmahāvratamatha yattatrodgātuḥ purastājjapyaṃ tacatarudriyaṃ vasordhārā mahadukthamatha yadūrdhvaṃ sāmabhyaḥ prācīnaṃ vasordhārāyai yadeva tatra hotuḥ purastājjapyaṃ tattadatha yadūrdhvaṃ vasordhārāyai te gṛhamedhā etāvanto vai sarve yajñāstānagnināpnoti
Preview of English translation:
3. The first layer is the Soma-sacrifice; the second the Rajasuya as prior to the consecrations; the third the Vajapeya; the fourth the Ashvamedha (horse-sacrifice); and the fifth the Agnisava. Then the samans he sings around the built (altar) are the Mahavrata(-saman); the Udgatri’s preliminary muttering (of the text of his chants) on that occasion is the Shatarudriya; the 'shower of wealth' the Great Litany; and what takes place subsequent to (the singing of) the samans, and prior to the shower of wealth, that is the Hotri’s preliminary muttering on that occasion; and what takes place after the shower of wealth is the Grihamedhas (house-sacrifices). Such are all the sacrifices: these he secures by (building) the fire-altar.
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 10.1.5.3
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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