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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 13.5.1.18
ete uddhṛtya mā no mitro varuṇo aryamāyurityetatsūktamadhrigāvāvapati catustriṃśadvājino devabandhorityu haika etām vaṅkrīṇām purastāddadhati nedanāyatane praṇavaṃ dadhāmetyatho nedekavacanena bahuvacanam vyavāyāmeti na tathā kuryātsārdhameṣa sūktamāvapedupa prāgācasanam vājyarvopa prāgātparamaṃyatsadhasthamiti
Preview of English translation:
18. Having omitted these two (verses), he inserts the hymn (I, 162), “Never (shall forget us) Mitra, Varuna, Aryaman, Ayu . . .,” in the Adhrigu (litany). Some, however, insert this verse (I, 162, 18), “Thirty-four (ribs) of the steed, akin to the gods, (doth the knife hit) . . .,” before the (passage,—“twenty-six are its) ribs,” thinking lest they should place the holy syllable 'om' in the wrong place, or lest they should suggest the plural by a singular. Let him not proceed thus, but let him insert the hymn as a whole.—“The swift racer hath gone forward to the slaying . . .”—“The racer hath gone forward to the highest place . . .”—
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 13.5.1.18
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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