[INDOLOGY] Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa English translations

[Asko Parpola]

Dear David, to my knowledge, Dumont did not translate anything from
the first Kāṇḍa of the TB, but he did translate anuvākas 1,6, 8 of the
second Kāṇḍa in addition to the whole of the third Kāṇḍa.

I copy here the section on the TB from my Oxford Bibliographies on
Hinduism   "Brāhmaṇas and Śrautasūtras" (2025):

Taittirīya-Brāhmaṇa (TB)
The TB supplements the TS. Goḍbole 1898 and Mahadeva Sastri, et al.
1908–1921 are the most commonly used editions. Between 1948–1969,
Paul-Émile Dumont published, in accented transcription editions and
introduced and commented translations, three anuvākas (1, 6, and 8) of
the second kāṇḍa and the whole of the third kāṇḍa of the
Taittirīya-Brāhmaṇa in the Proceedings of the American Philosophical
Society (these articles are cited in the Oxford Bibliographies article
on “Śrauta Rites” under sections that provide further details on
“Agnihotra,” “Darśapūrṇamāsa,” “Kāmya Rites for Obtaining Specific
Wishes,” “Paśubandha,” “Sautrāmaṇī,” “Agniṣṭomaḥ,” “Aśvamedhaḥ,”
“Puruṣamedhaḥ,” and “Agnicayanam”). These are the contents: 1,1,
agnyādheyam; 1,2, gavāmayanaśeṣaḥ; 1,3, vājapeyaḥ (br.), punarādheyam,
piṇḍapitṛyajñaḥ; 1,4, agniṣṭomaḥ (br.); 1,5, nakṣatra-iṣṭayaḥ (m.);
1,6–8, rājasūyaḥ (br.); 2,1, agnihotram; 2,2–3, caturhotāraḥ; 2,4–5,
upahomaḥ; 2,6, kaukilī-sautrāmaṇī; 2,7, one-day sava rites; 2,8,
yājyānuvākyāḥ of kāmyā paśavaḥ; 3,1, nakṣatra-iṣṭayaḥ; 3,2–3,
darśapūrṇamāsau; 3,4, puruṣamedhaḥ (released human victims); 3,5,
hotar’s mantras at iṣṭis; 3,6, hotar’s mantras at animal sacrifices;
3,7,1–6.11, darśapūrṇamāsau; 3,7,7–10.12–14, agniṣṭomaḥ; 3,8–9,
aśvamedhaḥ (br.); 3,10–12, special agnicayanas of the Kaṭha school.

Goḍbole, Nārāyaṇa Śāstrī. Kṛṣṇayajurvedīyaṃ taittirīyabrāhmaṇam,
śrīmatsāyaṇācāryaviracitabhāṣyasametam. 3 vols.
Ānandāśrama-saṃskṛta-granthāvaliḥ 37. Poona, India: Ānandāśrama Press,
1898.
Cited edition: i, 1–600; 601–1154; 1155–1447, 73 (index), 2 (contents)
pp. Reprinted, 1934–1938; 1979. Volume 1 contains TB 1,1 to 2,5;
Volume 2 contains TB 2,6 to 3,7; and Volume 3 contains TB 3,8–12.

Mahadeva Sastri, Alladi, R. Shama Sastry, and L. Srinivasacharya, eds.
The Taittiriya Brahmana with the Commentary of Bhattabhaskaramisra. 4
vols. Bibliotheca Sanskrita 36, 57, 38, 42. Mysore, India: Government
Branch, 1908–1921.
Cited edition: iv, 447; xiv, 579; iv, 413, ii; iv, 298 pp. Reprinted
in four volumes with an English introduction, Delhi: Motilal
Banarsidass, 1985. Volume 1 contains TB 1; Volume 2 contains TB 2;
Volume 3 contains TB 3,1–7; and Volume 4 contains TB 3,8–12.

On Sat, Sep 19, 2026 at 7:37 AM David and Nancy Reigle via INDOLOGY
<indology at list.indology.info> wrote:
>
> As is well known, Paul-Emile Dumont translated many prapāṭhakas of the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, published serially in Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society between 1948 and 1969. These include prapāṭhakas 1, 6, and 8 of the second kāṇḍa, and all twelve prapāṭhakas of the third kāṇḍa.
>
> Then R. L. Kashyap translated many many prapāṭhakas of the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa, published in two volumes in 2017 and 2019. These include prapāṭhakas 1 through 5 of the first kāṇḍa, and all eight prapāṭhakas of the second kāṇḍa.
>
> So between the two, we have an English translation of all but three prapāṭhakas of the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa. My question: Is there an English translation of prapāṭhakas 6 through 8 of the first kāṇḍa?
>
> Best regards,
>
> David Reigle
> Colorado, U.S.A.
>
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