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 14.3.1.9
athopaniṣkrāmati kṣatrasya tvā paraspāyetyetadvai daivaṃ kṣatraṃ ya eṣa tapatyasya tvā mānuṣasya kṣatrasya paraspatvāyetyevaitadāha brahmaṇastanvam pāhīti brahmaṇa ātmānaṃ gopāyetyevaitadāha viśastvā dharmaṇā vayamiti yajño vai viḍyajñasya tvāriṣṭyā ityevaitadāmānukrāmāma suvitāya navyasa iti yajñasya tvāriṣṭyā ahvalāyā ityevaitadāha
Preview of English translation:
9. He (the Adhvaryu) then steps out, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXVIII, 19), “Thee (we will follow) for the protection of the Kshatra,”—for he who shines yonder is indeed the divine ruler: “for the protection of this human ruler,” he thereby means to say;—“guard thou the Brahman’s body!”—that is to say, “preserve thou the Brahman’s person (atman);”—“Thee (we will follow) as a stay for the Vish,”—the Vish (people, clan) doubtless is the sacrifice: “for the safety of the sacrifice,” he thus means to say;—“we will follow to new prosperity,”—it is for the safety and the stability of the sacrifice that the says this.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 14.3.1.9
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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