Kanvasatapathabrahmanam : Vol: V (Kalamulasastra Series-39)
Contents: Hastighata Kanda - IX: Chapter 1: Brahmana I. Piling up of the Nirrtistakas to make the altar for Nirrti. 2. Brahmana II. Ploughing of the ground for the Ahavaniya altar. ... Chapter 2: Brahmana I. Soma krayana (purchasing of soma plant) -- its timing; placing of logestakas (unbaked clods of earth) got from all the four sides outside the site of the yaga; building of the uttara vedi or high altar and spreading sand evenly over it. Brahmana II. Atithya, Pravargya and Upasad offerings; horse, Yajamana and Rtviks advancing towards the fire place; making the horse go round the altar. Chapter 3: Brahmana I. Construction of the first layer of the citi; invoking Agni from inside his own body by Yajamana. Brahmana II. Placing of a lotus-leaf and a gold-piece in the contra of the altar. ... Chapter 4: Brahmana I. Piling up the naturally perforated istakas; placing the durvestaka (brick in the form of grass), visvajyoti istaka, and a pair of istakas called rtavyas and the asalhestaka. Brahmana II. Placing of a tortoise as an istaka with avaka plants both below and above the tortoise; placing of the mortar and pestle and lastly placing the ukha on it. Chapter 5: Brahmana I, II, III and IV. Putting the pasusirsani (heads of the five pasus) into the ukha with gold-pieces thrust into each of them; lifting up one by one and placing them in a particular order; offering oblations on those pasusirsani and worshipping them with utsarga mantras; laying down apasya bricks close to them; five bricks on each side. Citi Kanda-X: Chapter 1: Brahmana I. Construction of the first citi. Brahmana II. Piling up of the fifty pranabhrt istakas, discussion among the learned about prana and pranabhrt, relationship between Rks and Samans. ... Chapter 2: Brahmana I. Construction of the second citi: Piling up of the five asvina istakas and two rtavyestakas. 2. Laying down of the vaisvadevestakas. ... Chapter 3: Brahmana I. Construction of the third citi: laying down the five disyestakas over the darbha and logestakas. Brahmana II. Piling up of the visvajyotistakas, followed by rtavya bricks, four in number placed over avaka plants, placing of ten pranabhrts. ... Chapter 4: Brahmana 1. Construction of the fourth citi: piling up of the first eighteen istakas representing the eighteen stomas, like Trivrt stoma. Brahmana II. Laying down the ten sprtestakas and two rtavya bricks. .... Chapter 5: Brahmana I. Construction of the fifth citi : Piling up of the asapatna istakas ; followed by virajestakas; placing the sodasa stoma on the right side and the forty-fourfold stoma (Catuscatvarimsad stoma) on the left side. Brahmana II. Piling up of the chandasyestakas : ten in front representing vital airs; ten on the right representing ten deities; ten on the west for four quarters, four intermediate quarters, one upper and one lower regions; ten at the north representing the ten months that constitute the five seasons. ....
"It is for the first time that complete critical edition of the Satapathabrahmana of the Kanva School of the Sukla Yajurveda alongwith its English translation is published. This edition has taken into account the readings available in a few more manuscripts, besides those in the published edition in Telugu script, which were not available to Prof. Caland who brought out a critical edition of its first seven Kandas. It is also the first attempt at providing a complete English translation. No doubt the texts of the Satapatha of the Madhyandina and Kanva School do not differ much from Kandas VIII to XVI and Prof. Eggeling\'s translation of the former is available. Still a fresh attempt at translating the latter portion was felt necessary as a result of detailed discussions with traditional scholars who are actively engaged in Srauta sacrificial performances.
Textual notes to substantiate the choice of particular readings; a section under the heading Vimarsa discussing certain selected topics arising out of a study of the text; an exhaustive list of contents, Brahmana-wise and glossary of technical terms are some of the additional features of this attempt. The suggestions and guidance of traditional scholars who are experts in Srautayagas are the most important advantages of this edition." (jacket)
