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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 11.5.4.18
tadāhuḥ na brahmacārī sanmadhvaśnīyādoṣadhīnāṃ vā eṣa paramo raso yanmadhu nedannādyasyāntaṃ gacānītyatha ha smāha śvetaketurāruṇeyo brahmacārī sanmadhvaśnaṃstrayyai vā etadvidyāyai śiṣṭaṃ yanmadhu sa tu raso yasyedṛkśiṣṭamiti yathā ha vā ṛcaṃ vā yajurvā sāma vābhivyāharettādṛktadya evaṃ vidvānbrahmacārī sanmadhvaśnāti tasmādu kāmamevāśnīyāt
Preview of English translation:
18. And they also say, “He who is a Brahmacarin should not eat honey, lest he should reach the end of food, for honey, doubtless, is the utmost (supreme) essence of plants.” But Shvetaketu Aruneya, when eating honey, whilst he was a student, said, “This honey, in truth, is the remainder (essential part) of the triple science (the Vedas), and he, indeed, who has such a remainder, is an essence.” And, indeed, if a Brahmacarin, knowing this, eats honey, it is just as if he were to utter either a Rik-verse, or Yajus-formula, or a Saman-tune: let him therefore eat freely of it.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 11.5.4.18
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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