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1er in word or deed, thereby he 352 DATAPATH A-BRAHMAiVA. injures either his own body, or his Hfe, or his vigour, or his offspring: *make that up for me!' he thereby says ; and accordingly that (defect) is again made up for him. 2 1. [He continues, Va^. S. Ill, i8], ' Kindled, we enkindle thee, the brilliant one, a hundred winters — ;' he thereby says, 'may we live a hundred years;' and ' so long we enkindle thee, the great one,' he says, when he says ' we enkindle thee, the brilliant one.' ' — We, the vigorous — thee, the invigorating; we, the strong — thee, the giver of strength — ;* whereby he says, * may we be vigorous, mayest thou be invigorating ! may we be strong, mayest thou be a giver of strength!' ' — We, the uninjured — thee, the uninjurable injurer of enemies !' whereby he says, * by thine aid may we render our enemies utterly miserable!' 2 2. *0 thou, rich in lights, may I safely reach thine end!' this he mutters thrice. She that is rich in lights (/^itravasu) doubtless is the night, since the latter, as it were, rests (vas) after gathering together the lights (/C-itra) : hence (at night) one does not see clearly (/C- it ram) from afar. 23. Now it was by means of this same (text) that the y?/shis reached safely the end of the night ; and because of it the evil spirits, the Rakshas, did not find them : by it, therefore, he also now reaches safely the end of the night ; and because of it the evil spirits, the Rakshas, find him not. — This much he mutters while standing. 24. Thereupon, while seated, (he mutters, Va^. S. Ill, 19 seq.), 'Thou, O Agni, hast attained to Starya's lustre — ;' this he says, because, in setting, the sun enters the Ahavaniya ; ' — to the praise II KANDA, 3 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMAiVA, 27. 353 of the i^zshis — ;' this he says, because he him- self now approaches (and worships, praises, the fire); ' — to the favourite abode (or dainty);' his (Agni's) favourite abode doubtless are the offerings : ' to offerings ' he thereby says. ' — May I attain to long life, to lustre, to offspring, to increase of wealth !' whereby he says, 'Even as thou didst attain to those (qualities), so may I attain to long life, lustre, offspring, affluence, — that is to say, to prosperity.' 25. He then approaches the cow\ with the text (Vaf. S.
2ustre, to offspring, to increase of wealth !' whereby he says, 'Even as thou didst attain to those (qualities), so may I attain to long life, lustre, offspring, affluence, — that is to say, to prosperity.' 25. He then approaches the cow\ with the text (Vaf. S. Ill, 20), 'Food ye are: may I enjoy your food! wealth ye are: may I enjoy your wealth!' — whereby he means to say, 'whatever energies are yours, whatever riches are yours, may I enjoy them.' — 'Strength ye are: may I enjoy your strength!' whereby he says, ' sap ye are : may I enjoy your sap!' — 'Affluence ye are: may I enjoy your affluence !' whereby he says, 'abundance ye are : may I enjoy your abundance !' 26. 'Ye prosperous ones, disport yourselves — ;' cattle are prosperous : therefore he says, ' ye pros- perous ones, disport yourselves — ;' ' — in this seat, in this fold, in this place, in this homestead : remain here, go not from hence !' this he says with reference to himself, — ' go not away from me ! ' 27. He then touches the cow, with the text (Va^. S. HI, 22 a), ' Motley thou art, of all shapes;' — for cattle are indeed of all shapes : therefore he calls her all-shaped; ' — come to me with sap and pos- session of cattle !' when he says ' with sap,' he means ^ Viz. the Agnihotra cow, which has suppHed the milk for the morning and evening Ubation ; or any cow, if other material than milk be used. [12] A a 354 S-ATAPATHA-BRAHMAiVA. to say 'with juice;' and when he says 'with posses- sion of cattle,' he means to say ' with abundance.' 28. He then steps up to the Girhapatya, and renders homage to it, with the text (ib. 22 b), ' Thee, O Agni, illuminer of the nighty we ap- proach day by day with prayer, paying homage unto thee.' He thus renders homage to it in order that it may not injure him. 29. [He continues, ib. 23 seq.], ' Thee that rulest over the sacrifices, the brilliant guardian of the sacred rite, thriving in thine own house;' — whereby he means to say, * thine own house is this (house) of mine : make it ever more flourishing for us !' 30. ' O Agni, be thou accessible unto us, even as a father is to his son! lead us unto well-being!' — whereby he says, * As a father is easy of access to his son, and the latter in no wise injures him, so be thou easy of access to us, and may we in no wise injure thee!' 31. Then the dvipada verses (V4^. S.
3her is to his son! lead us unto well-being!' — whereby he says, * As a father is easy of access to his son, and the latter in no wise injures him, so be thou easy of access to us, and may we in no wise injure thee!' 31. Then the dvipada verses (V4^. S. HI, 25, 26), ' O Agni, be ever nigh unto us, a kindly guardian and protector ! as wealthy Agni, famed for wealth, come hither and bestow on us glorious riches ! Thee, the most bright and resplendent, we now approach for happiness to our friends : be with us, hear our call, and keep us safe from every evil-doer ! ' 32. Now when he approaches the Ahavaniya, he prays for cattle : he therefore approaches it with metres great and small, since cattle are of great and small size. And when he approaches the Girha- ^ Doshavastar, ' the illuminer of the dusk;' or perhaps, as Professor Ludwig proposes, ' We approach thee, day by day, at dusk and dawn (in the evening and morning), with prayer.' 11 KAiVDA, 3 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMAiVA, 37. 355 patya, he prays for men : hence the first tristich is in the gayatri metre, since the gayatri is Agni's metre, and he thus approaches him with his own metre. T,^. Thereupon (he mutters) the dvipada (two- footed) verses. The dvipada, doubtless, is man's metre, since man is two-footed, and men are there- with prayed for: and as he now prays for men, therefore (he uses) dvipadi verses. And whoso- ever, knowing this, approaches (the two fires), be- comes possessed both of cattle and men. 34. He then goes (again) to the cow, with the text (Vd^. S. Ill, 27), 'O Ida, come hither! O Aditi, come hither!' for both Id^ and Aditi are cows. He touches her with, 'Come hither, ye much-desired!' — for men's wishes are fixed on them, and hence he says, 'come hither, ye much-desired;' — 'Let there be for me the fulfilment of wishes from you!' whereby he says, ' may I be dear to you ! ' 35. Thereupon, while standing between the Aha- vaniya and Gdrhapatya and looking eastward at the (former) fire, he mutters (Va^. S. HI, 28-30), ' O Lord of prayer, make him sweet-voiced, the offerer of Soma, Kakshivat, U^'i^'s son! — Be he with us, he the opulent, the killer of woe, the bestower of wealth, the increaser of prosperity, he the nimble ! — Let not the curse of the evil-doer reach us, nor the guile of the mortal : preserve us, O Lord of prayer !' 36. Now when he approaches the Ahavaniya, he approaches the sky ; and when (he approaches) the Garhapatya, (he approaches) the earth.
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1er in word or deed, thereby he 352 DATAPATH A-BRAHMAiVA. injures either his own body, or his Hfe, or his vigour, or his offspring: *make that up for me!' he thereby says ; and accordingly that (defect) is again made up for him. 2 1. [He continues, Va^. S. Ill, i8], ' Kindled, we enkindle thee, the brilliant one, a hundred winters — ;' he thereby says, 'may we live a hundred years;' and ' so long we enkindle thee, the great one,' he says, when he says ' we enkindle thee, the brilliant one.' ' — We, the vigorous — thee, the invigorating; we, the strong — thee, the giver of strength — ;* whereby he says, * may we be vigorous, mayest thou be invigorating ! may we be strong, mayest thou be a giver of strength!' ' — We, the uninjured — thee, the uninjurable injurer of enemies !' whereby he says, * by thine aid may we render our enemies utterly miserable!' 2 2. *0 thou, rich in lights, may I safely reach thine end!' this he mutters thrice. She that is rich in lights (/^itravasu) doubtless is the night, since the latter, as it were, rests (vas) after gathering together the lights (/C-itra) : hence (at night) one does not see clearly (/C- it ram) from afar. 23. Now it was by means of this same (text) that the y?/shis reached safely the end of the night ; and because of it the evil spirits, the Rakshas, did not find them : by it, therefore, he also now reaches safely the end of the night ; and because of it the evil spirits, the Rakshas, find him not. — This much he mutters while standing. 24. Thereupon, while seated, (he mutters, Va^. S. Ill, 19 seq.), 'Thou, O Agni, hast attained to Starya's lustre — ;' this he says, because, in setting, the sun enters the Ahavaniya ; ' — to the praise II KANDA, 3 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMAiVA, 27. 353 of the i^zshis — ;' this he says, because he him- self now approaches (and worships, praises, the fire); ' — to the favourite abode (or dainty);' his (Agni's) favourite abode doubtless are the offerings : ' to offerings ' he thereby says. ' — May I attain to long life, to lustre, to offspring, to increase of wealth !' whereby he says, 'Even as thou didst attain to those (qualities), so may I attain to long life, lustre, offspring, affluence, — that is to say, to prosperity.' 25. He then approaches the cow\ with the text (Vaf. S.
2ustre, to offspring, to increase of wealth !' whereby he says, 'Even as thou didst attain to those (qualities), so may I attain to long life, lustre, offspring, affluence, — that is to say, to prosperity.' 25. He then approaches the cow\ with the text (Vaf. S. Ill, 20), 'Food ye are: may I enjoy your food! wealth ye are: may I enjoy your wealth!' — whereby he means to say, 'whatever energies are yours, whatever riches are yours, may I enjoy them.' — 'Strength ye are: may I enjoy your strength!' whereby he says, ' sap ye are : may I enjoy your sap!' — 'Affluence ye are: may I enjoy your affluence !' whereby he says, 'abundance ye are : may I enjoy your abundance !' 26. 'Ye prosperous ones, disport yourselves — ;' cattle are prosperous : therefore he says, ' ye pros- perous ones, disport yourselves — ;' ' — in this seat, in this fold, in this place, in this homestead : remain here, go not from hence !' this he says with reference to himself, — ' go not away from me ! ' 27. He then touches the cow, with the text (Va^. S. HI, 22 a), ' Motley thou art, of all shapes;' — for cattle are indeed of all shapes : therefore he calls her all-shaped; ' — come to me with sap and pos- session of cattle !' when he says ' with sap,' he means ^ Viz. the Agnihotra cow, which has suppHed the milk for the morning and evening Ubation ; or any cow, if other material than milk be used. [12] A a 354 S-ATAPATHA-BRAHMAiVA. to say 'with juice;' and when he says 'with posses- sion of cattle,' he means to say ' with abundance.' 28. He then steps up to the Girhapatya, and renders homage to it, with the text (ib. 22 b), ' Thee, O Agni, illuminer of the nighty we ap- proach day by day with prayer, paying homage unto thee.' He thus renders homage to it in order that it may not injure him. 29. [He continues, ib. 23 seq.], ' Thee that rulest over the sacrifices, the brilliant guardian of the sacred rite, thriving in thine own house;' — whereby he means to say, * thine own house is this (house) of mine : make it ever more flourishing for us !' 30. ' O Agni, be thou accessible unto us, even as a father is to his son! lead us unto well-being!' — whereby he says, * As a father is easy of access to his son, and the latter in no wise injures him, so be thou easy of access to us, and may we in no wise injure thee!' 31. Then the dvipada verses (V4^. S.
3her is to his son! lead us unto well-being!' — whereby he says, * As a father is easy of access to his son, and the latter in no wise injures him, so be thou easy of access to us, and may we in no wise injure thee!' 31. Then the dvipada verses (V4^. S. HI, 25, 26), ' O Agni, be ever nigh unto us, a kindly guardian and protector ! as wealthy Agni, famed for wealth, come hither and bestow on us glorious riches ! Thee, the most bright and resplendent, we now approach for happiness to our friends : be with us, hear our call, and keep us safe from every evil-doer ! ' 32. Now when he approaches the Ahavaniya, he prays for cattle : he therefore approaches it with metres great and small, since cattle are of great and small size. And when he approaches the Girha- ^ Doshavastar, ' the illuminer of the dusk;' or perhaps, as Professor Ludwig proposes, ' We approach thee, day by day, at dusk and dawn (in the evening and morning), with prayer.' 11 KAiVDA, 3 ADHYAYA, 4 BRAHMAiVA, 37. 355 patya, he prays for men : hence the first tristich is in the gayatri metre, since the gayatri is Agni's metre, and he thus approaches him with his own metre. T,^. Thereupon (he mutters) the dvipada (two- footed) verses. The dvipada, doubtless, is man's metre, since man is two-footed, and men are there- with prayed for: and as he now prays for men, therefore (he uses) dvipadi verses. And whoso- ever, knowing this, approaches (the two fires), be- comes possessed both of cattle and men. 34. He then goes (again) to the cow, with the text (Vd^. S. Ill, 27), 'O Ida, come hither! O Aditi, come hither!' for both Id^ and Aditi are cows. He touches her with, 'Come hither, ye much-desired!' — for men's wishes are fixed on them, and hence he says, 'come hither, ye much-desired;' — 'Let there be for me the fulfilment of wishes from you!' whereby he says, ' may I be dear to you ! ' 35. Thereupon, while standing between the Aha- vaniya and Gdrhapatya and looking eastward at the (former) fire, he mutters (Va^. S. HI, 28-30), ' O Lord of prayer, make him sweet-voiced, the offerer of Soma, Kakshivat, U^'i^'s son! — Be he with us, he the opulent, the killer of woe, the bestower of wealth, the increaser of prosperity, he the nimble ! — Let not the curse of the evil-doer reach us, nor the guile of the mortal : preserve us, O Lord of prayer !' 36. Now when he approaches the Ahavaniya, he approaches the sky ; and when (he approaches) the Garhapatya, (he approaches) the earth.
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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