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1. Ill, 5,8; Taitt. S. II, 6, 7 ; I, 7, i), on the other hand, only differs from ours in one or two points. According to Ajv. S. I, 5, 28, the calls are to be uttered in the highest pitch (cf. Hillebrandt, Neu- und Vollmonds- opfer, p. 126, note). ^ Viz. the Hotri, as the representative of the officiating priests. Schol. ^ On the rathantara and br/hat samans, see p. 196, note 2. The vamadevya saman is Sama-veda II, 32-34: kaya naj /^itra a bhuvad ftti sadavr/'dha// sakha, ' with what favour will he assist us, the wonderful, ever-gladdening, friend,' &c. Cf. Haug, Ait. Br. II, 246. * For upahfita gava^, the Taitt. reads upahuta dhenu,^, ' called hither is the cow.' Ajval. St. has upahfita gava/^ sahajira-^ — upahfila dhenu-^ sahar/shabha. Here and after the succeeding calls we have apparently to supply the inverse formulas, ' May I KANDA, 8 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMAiVA, 24. 223 bull!' — the irt'd, assuredly, means cattle : hence it is her he thereby calls in an indirect (mystic) way; (and in saying), 'together with the bull,' he calls her together with her mate. 21. 'Hither is called (I^a) by that (sacrifice) which is performed by the seven Hotr/s!' — he thereby calls her by the Soma-sacrifice performed by the seven Hotr/s ^. 22. 'Hither is called I^a, the conquering!' — he thereby calls her directly. ' Conquering ' he says, because she overcomes evil, and for that reason he calls her ' the conquering.' 2T,. ' Hither is called the friend, the food-!' — the friend, the food, doubtless, means breath : hence he thereby calls hither the breath. ' Hither is called the Hek^!' — he thereby calls hither the body (of Ida), he thereby calls hither the entire (ida). 24. He now intones (in a loud voice): 'I^a is called hither! Hither (thither) is called lda.\ May Ida. also call us to her!' In saying, ' Id^ is called the cows together with the bull call us,' &c., as in Taitt. Br,, they being likewise omitted in Taitt. S. II, 6, 7. ^ The seven Hotrz's comprise the Ho tr?" with his assistants, the Maitravaruwa (or Prajastri), and Akk/ia.v3ka. ; and the chief assistants of the Brahman, viz. the Brahma«a/^/^/7a;«sin, Agnidhra, Votri, and Nesh/rz'. The Gravastut, another assistant of the Hotn, is often added as eighth Hotn. Cf. Haug, Ait. Br. II, p. 147. Instead of upahuta saptahotra in our text, the Ka«va text and the Black Ya^ur-veda read upahiltaA saptahotra^, 'called hither are the seven Hotr/ships;' Asvzl. St.
2tut, another assistant of the Hotn, is often added as eighth Hotn. Cf. Haug, Ait. Br. II, p. 147. Instead of upahuta saptahotra in our text, the Ka«va text and the Black Ya^ur-veda read upahiltaA saptahotra^, 'called hither are the seven Hotr/ships;' Asvzl. St. upahuta divya sapta hotdra>^, ' called hither are the seven divine Hotr/'s.' ^ Bhaksha, 'the eating, enjoying;' perhaps the author here takes it in the sense of ' feeder,' in that of ' eater, quaffer ;' Sayawa, on Taitt. S. II, 6, 7, 3, takes it as Soma-drink (somapitha). ' Apparently, like hikka (verb hikk), imitative of the internal sound of the hiccough. The Ka«va MS. has harik instead; and the Black Ya^us ho, which it identifies with the self (at man). 2 24 5ATAPATHA-BRAHMA2y^A. hither,' he, in a direct way, calls her, who is thereby called hither, as being what she really was : a cow, assuredly, she was, and a cow is four-footed ; and therefore he calls her four times ^ 25. But in calling her four times, he calls her in different ways, in order to avoid repetition (of sacrificial performance); for, if he were to call, 'Ids. is called hither! Id^ is called hither!' or 'Hither is called Ida.! hither is called IdsiV he would indeed commit the (fault of) repetition. By saying, ' Ida. is called hither!' he calls her hitherwards ; and by ' Hither (or thither, lit. called to somebody) is called I^ai' he calls her thitherwards. By saying, 'May Ida. also call us to her,' he does not omit himself, and, besides, it (the formula) is changed. By (the second), 'Ida. is called hither!' he again calls her hitherwards ; so that he thereby (and by the second, ' Hither is called Ida.,' again) calls her hitherwards and thitherwards. 26. ' Manu's daughter, the butter-pathed (ghr/ta- padi);' — Manu, indeed, begat her of old: for this reason he says, ' Manu's daughter.' ' The butter- pathed' he says, because butter gathered in her foot- print : therefore he calls her ' butter-pathed.' 27. And further, ' She who belongs to ]\Iitra and Varu;^za;' — this ' Maitravaru;^a nature' (is hers), because she met Mitra and Varu;/a -. — ' She, the god-fashioned one, is called hither as the Brahman^;' ^ After 'May Idz also call us to her,' he repeats 'Ida. is called hither! Called hither (thither) is IdiV ^ See I, 8, I, 7-8, with note 3. ^ Brahma devabv'topahula ; the Black Ya^r-veda and Ajval. Sr. read 'brahma devakmam upahCitam.' Cf. Taitt. S. I^ 7, i, 5, brahma vai devanam br/haspati//. I KAiVDA, 8 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMAiVA, 29. 225 for she, the god-fashioned one, is indeed called hither as their Brahman.
3bv'topahula ; the Black Ya^r-veda and Ajval. Sr. read 'brahma devakmam upahCitam.' Cf. Taitt. S. I^ 7, i, 5, brahma vai devanam br/haspati//. I KAiVDA, 8 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMAiVA, 29. 225 for she, the god-fashioned one, is indeed called hither as their Brahman. — ' Hither are called the divine Adhvaryus, called hither the human!' — he thereby calls both the divine Adhvaryus and those that are human: the divine Adhvaryus indeed are the calves 1 (vatsa//), and what others there are, are the human ones. 28. * — They who are to prosper this sacrifice, they who are to prosper the lord of sacrifice.' Those Brahma/^as, w^ho have studied and teach the Veda, assuredly prosper the sacrifice, since they spread (perform) and produce it : these he thereby pro- pitiates. And the calves also assuredly make the lord of sacrifice prosper; for the lord of sacrifice who possesses abundance of them, does indeed pros- per; for this reason he says, 'They who are to prosper the lord of sacrifice.' 29. ' Hither are called the primeval, law-abiding, divine (fern.) heaven and earth, whose sons are gods.' He thereby calls to him those two, heaven and earth, within which all this (universe) is em- braced.— 'Hither is called this sacrificer:' thereby he calls the sacrificer to him. Why he does not mention his name on this occasion, is that this is a mysterious benediction on the i^a. Were he, on the contrary, to mention the name, he would do what is human, and the human certainly is inaus- picious at the sacrifice : hence he does not mention 1 ? The commentator remarks : ' He says, The divine Adhvaryus assuredly are the calves,' because, in his opinion, the sannayya constitutes the sacrificial food which contains the Adhvaryus (havis — adhvaryuvat). In I, i, 2, 17 we met with the A^vins as the two divine Adhvaryus. [12] Q 2 26 ^-AT AP ATH A-BRAHMAJVA. the name, lest he should do what is inauspicious at the sacrifice ^ 30. ' Hither (he is) called for future worship of the gods;' he thereby in a mysterious manner invokes the blessing of life on this (sacrificer) ; for as he sacrificed heretofore, so, while living, he will sacrifice hereafter. 3 1 . Moreover, he thereby in a mysterious manner invokes the blessing of offspring for him ; for who- soever has offspring, — while he, on his part, goes to yonder world, his offspring sacrifice in this world : hence future worship of the gods means offspring. 32. Moreover, he thereby in a mysterious manner invokes the blessing of cattle for him; for whosoever has cattle, will sacriiice hereafter, as he has sacrificed heretofore.
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.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1. Ill, 5,8; Taitt. S. II, 6, 7 ; I, 7, i), on the other hand, only differs from ours in one or two points. According to Ajv. S. I, 5, 28, the calls are to be uttered in the highest pitch (cf. Hillebrandt, Neu- und Vollmonds- opfer, p. 126, note). ^ Viz. the Hotri, as the representative of the officiating priests. Schol. ^ On the rathantara and br/hat samans, see p. 196, note 2. The vamadevya saman is Sama-veda II, 32-34: kaya naj /^itra a bhuvad ftti sadavr/'dha// sakha, ' with what favour will he assist us, the wonderful, ever-gladdening, friend,' &c. Cf. Haug, Ait. Br. II, 246. * For upahfita gava^, the Taitt. reads upahuta dhenu,^, ' called hither is the cow.' Ajval. St. has upahfita gava/^ sahajira-^ — upahfila dhenu-^ sahar/shabha. Here and after the succeeding calls we have apparently to supply the inverse formulas, ' May I KANDA, 8 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMAiVA, 24. 223 bull!' — the irt'd, assuredly, means cattle : hence it is her he thereby calls in an indirect (mystic) way; (and in saying), 'together with the bull,' he calls her together with her mate. 21. 'Hither is called (I^a) by that (sacrifice) which is performed by the seven Hotr/s!' — he thereby calls her by the Soma-sacrifice performed by the seven Hotr/s ^. 22. 'Hither is called I^a, the conquering!' — he thereby calls her directly. ' Conquering ' he says, because she overcomes evil, and for that reason he calls her ' the conquering.' 2T,. ' Hither is called the friend, the food-!' — the friend, the food, doubtless, means breath : hence he thereby calls hither the breath. ' Hither is called the Hek^!' — he thereby calls hither the body (of Ida), he thereby calls hither the entire (ida). 24. He now intones (in a loud voice): 'I^a is called hither! Hither (thither) is called lda.\ May Ida. also call us to her!' In saying, ' Id^ is called the cows together with the bull call us,' &c., as in Taitt. Br,, they being likewise omitted in Taitt. S. II, 6, 7. ^ The seven Hotrz's comprise the Ho tr?" with his assistants, the Maitravaruwa (or Prajastri), and Akk/ia.v3ka. ; and the chief assistants of the Brahman, viz. the Brahma«a/^/^/7a;«sin, Agnidhra, Votri, and Nesh/rz'. The Gravastut, another assistant of the Hotn, is often added as eighth Hotn. Cf. Haug, Ait. Br. II, p. 147. Instead of upahuta saptahotra in our text, the Ka«va text and the Black Ya^ur-veda read upahiltaA saptahotra^, 'called hither are the seven Hotr/ships;' Asvzl. St.
2tut, another assistant of the Hotn, is often added as eighth Hotn. Cf. Haug, Ait. Br. II, p. 147. Instead of upahuta saptahotra in our text, the Ka«va text and the Black Ya^ur-veda read upahiltaA saptahotra^, 'called hither are the seven Hotr/ships;' Asvzl. St. upahuta divya sapta hotdra>^, ' called hither are the seven divine Hotr/'s.' ^ Bhaksha, 'the eating, enjoying;' perhaps the author here takes it in the sense of ' feeder,' in that of ' eater, quaffer ;' Sayawa, on Taitt. S. II, 6, 7, 3, takes it as Soma-drink (somapitha). ' Apparently, like hikka (verb hikk), imitative of the internal sound of the hiccough. The Ka«va MS. has harik instead; and the Black Ya^us ho, which it identifies with the self (at man). 2 24 5ATAPATHA-BRAHMA2y^A. hither,' he, in a direct way, calls her, who is thereby called hither, as being what she really was : a cow, assuredly, she was, and a cow is four-footed ; and therefore he calls her four times ^ 25. But in calling her four times, he calls her in different ways, in order to avoid repetition (of sacrificial performance); for, if he were to call, 'Ids. is called hither! Id^ is called hither!' or 'Hither is called Ida.! hither is called IdsiV he would indeed commit the (fault of) repetition. By saying, ' Ida. is called hither!' he calls her hitherwards ; and by ' Hither (or thither, lit. called to somebody) is called I^ai' he calls her thitherwards. By saying, 'May Ida. also call us to her,' he does not omit himself, and, besides, it (the formula) is changed. By (the second), 'Ida. is called hither!' he again calls her hitherwards ; so that he thereby (and by the second, ' Hither is called Ida.,' again) calls her hitherwards and thitherwards. 26. ' Manu's daughter, the butter-pathed (ghr/ta- padi);' — Manu, indeed, begat her of old: for this reason he says, ' Manu's daughter.' ' The butter- pathed' he says, because butter gathered in her foot- print : therefore he calls her ' butter-pathed.' 27. And further, ' She who belongs to ]\Iitra and Varu;^za;' — this ' Maitravaru;^a nature' (is hers), because she met Mitra and Varu;/a -. — ' She, the god-fashioned one, is called hither as the Brahman^;' ^ After 'May Idz also call us to her,' he repeats 'Ida. is called hither! Called hither (thither) is IdiV ^ See I, 8, I, 7-8, with note 3. ^ Brahma devabv'topahula ; the Black Ya^r-veda and Ajval. Sr. read 'brahma devakmam upahCitam.' Cf. Taitt. S. I^ 7, i, 5, brahma vai devanam br/haspati//. I KAiVDA, 8 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMAiVA, 29. 225 for she, the god-fashioned one, is indeed called hither as their Brahman.
3bv'topahula ; the Black Ya^r-veda and Ajval. Sr. read 'brahma devakmam upahCitam.' Cf. Taitt. S. I^ 7, i, 5, brahma vai devanam br/haspati//. I KAiVDA, 8 ADHYAYA, I BRAHMAiVA, 29. 225 for she, the god-fashioned one, is indeed called hither as their Brahman. — ' Hither are called the divine Adhvaryus, called hither the human!' — he thereby calls both the divine Adhvaryus and those that are human: the divine Adhvaryus indeed are the calves 1 (vatsa//), and what others there are, are the human ones. 28. * — They who are to prosper this sacrifice, they who are to prosper the lord of sacrifice.' Those Brahma/^as, w^ho have studied and teach the Veda, assuredly prosper the sacrifice, since they spread (perform) and produce it : these he thereby pro- pitiates. And the calves also assuredly make the lord of sacrifice prosper; for the lord of sacrifice who possesses abundance of them, does indeed pros- per; for this reason he says, 'They who are to prosper the lord of sacrifice.' 29. ' Hither are called the primeval, law-abiding, divine (fern.) heaven and earth, whose sons are gods.' He thereby calls to him those two, heaven and earth, within which all this (universe) is em- braced.— 'Hither is called this sacrificer:' thereby he calls the sacrificer to him. Why he does not mention his name on this occasion, is that this is a mysterious benediction on the i^a. Were he, on the contrary, to mention the name, he would do what is human, and the human certainly is inaus- picious at the sacrifice : hence he does not mention 1 ? The commentator remarks : ' He says, The divine Adhvaryus assuredly are the calves,' because, in his opinion, the sannayya constitutes the sacrificial food which contains the Adhvaryus (havis — adhvaryuvat). In I, i, 2, 17 we met with the A^vins as the two divine Adhvaryus. [12] Q 2 26 ^-AT AP ATH A-BRAHMAJVA. the name, lest he should do what is inauspicious at the sacrifice ^ 30. ' Hither (he is) called for future worship of the gods;' he thereby in a mysterious manner invokes the blessing of life on this (sacrificer) ; for as he sacrificed heretofore, so, while living, he will sacrifice hereafter. 3 1 . Moreover, he thereby in a mysterious manner invokes the blessing of offspring for him ; for who- soever has offspring, — while he, on his part, goes to yonder world, his offspring sacrifice in this world : hence future worship of the gods means offspring. 32. Moreover, he thereby in a mysterious manner invokes the blessing of cattle for him; for whosoever has cattle, will sacriiice hereafter, as he has sacrificed heretofore.
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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