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Meaning of "Shathapatha Brahmana>"

Word

Shathapatha Brahmana

Sanskrit

शतपथब्राह्मण

IAST

śatapathabrāhmaṇa

In General

Sathapatha Brahmana belong to the Vajasneyi Madhyamika Samhita of Shukla Yajur Veda. This work contain in itself both Aranyaka and Upanishad portions. The last part of 14th kanta is aranyaka and of this the chapter 4 to 9 constitute the famous brahadaranyaka Upanishad

Sathapatha Brahmana is the main work by Yajnavalkya

Veda

As the name suggest the Sathapatha Brahmana is of hundred paths or sections and is attached to the Vajasaneyi samhita or Sukla Yajurveda

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