[INDOLOGY] Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa English translations

[Lubomír Ondračka]

Dear All,

I have compiled all of Dumont's articles into a single file and uploaded 
them here:

https://archive.org/details/dumont-taittiriya-brahmana

Use the bookmarks to access individual articles.

L.


On 21/09/2026 15:38, Asko Parpola via INDOLOGY wrote:
> 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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