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 13.3.6.5
ṣoḍaśāśvastomīyā juhoti ṣoḍaśakalā vai paśavaḥ sā paśūnām mātrā paśūnena mātrayā samardhayati yatkanīyasīrvā bhūyasīrvā juhuyātpaśūnmātrayā vyardhayetṣoḍaśa juhoti ṣoḍaśakalā vai paśavaḥ sā paśūnām mātrā paśūneva mātrayā samardhayati nānyāmuttamāmāhutiṃ juhoti yadanyāmuttamāmāhutiṃ juhuyātpratiṣṭhāyai cyaveta dvipadā uttamā juhoti pratiṣṭhā vai dvipadāḥ pratyeva tiṣṭhati jumbakāya svāhetyavabhṛtha uttamāmāhutiṃ juhoti varuṇo vai jumbakaḥ sākṣādeva varuṇamavayajate śuklasya khalaterviklidhasya piṅgākṣasya mūrdhani juhotyetadvai varuṇasya rūpaṃ rūpeṇaiva varuṇamavayajate
Preview of English translation:
5. Sixteen Ashvastomiya oblations he performs, for animals (cattle) consist of sixteen parts: that is the measure of cattle, and he thus supplies cattle with their (right) measure; Were he to offer either less or more, he would deprive cattle of their (right) measure. Sixteen he offers, for cattle consist of sixteen parts: that is the measure of cattle, and he thus supplies cattle with their (right) measure. He offers no other as a final oblation: were he to offer another as a final oblation, he would lose his support. The Dvipadas he offers last, for Dvipadas are a support: he thus finds a support (establishes himself). With, “To Jumbaka hail!” he offers, at the purificatory bath, the last oblation; for Jumbaka is Varuna: by sacrifice he thus manifestly redeems himself from Varuna. He offers it on the head of a white-spotted, baldheaded (man) with protruding teeth and reddish brown eyes; for that is Varuna’s form: by (that) form (of his) he thus redeems himself from Varuna.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 13.3.6.5
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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