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 14.3.1.28
atha prāṅivodaṅṅutkrāmati udvayaṃ tamasasparīti pāpmā vai tamaḥ pāpmānameva tamo'pahate svaḥ paśyanta uttaramityayam vai loko'dbhya uttaro'sminneva loke pratitiṣṭhati devaṃ devatrā sūryamaganma jyotiruttamamiti svargo vai lokaḥ sūryo jyotiruttamaṃ svarga eva loke'ntataḥ pratitiṣṭhatyanapekṣametyāhavanīye samidhamabhyādadhāti samidasi tejo'si tejo mayi dhehītyāśiṣamevaitadāśāste
Preview of English translation:
28. He (the Sacrificer) then steps out towards the north-east, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXVIII, 24), “From out of the gloom have we risen,”—gloom is evil: it is gloom, evil, he thus drives away;—“beholding the higher light,”—this (terrestrial) world is higher than the water: it is on this world he thus establishes himself;—“God Surya, with the gods, the highest light,”—Surya, the highest light, is the heavenly world: it is in the heavenly world he thus finally establishes himself. He walks along without looking back, and puts a log of wood on the Ahavaniya, with (Vajasaneyi Samhita XXXVIII, 25), “A kindler thou art, fire thou art: lay thou fire into me!” it is a blessing he thereby invokes.
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Satapatha-brahmana Verse 14.3.1.28
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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