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i. 14- however, gives samopyā. The comm. explains it by saṁvapanāt bhūmāu sampatanāt, and as equivalent to maraņaparyantam 'till death'; that this last is the virtual sense is extremely probable. That vap has not the sense 'shave' in the compound (cf. AÇS. vi. 10. 2) is shown by the inappropriateness of the prefixes sam + ā to that sense, and the frequency of the combination in the other sense. ⌊See Bloomfield, 255, ā́ çīrṣṇáḥ kéçam ópiāt, 'till she shed the hair from her head.'⌋ Ppp. has further imām u pari dadhmasi in b. The comm. gives kulapā (for -pās: our pada-text kula॰pā́ḥ) in a. The resolution çīr-ṣṇ-aḥ in d would make the verse a full anuṣṭubh; the Anukr. counts only 14 syllables in the second half.

4. With the incantation (bráman) of Asita, of Kaçyapa, and of Gaya, I shut up (api-nah) thy portion (vulva?), as sisters do what is within a box (-kóça).

1. Together, together let the rivers flow, together the winds, together the birds (patatrín); this my sacrifice let them enjoy of old; I offer with a confluent (saṁsrāvyà) oblation.

2. Come straight hither to my call, hither ye confluents also; increase this man, ye songs; let every beast (paçú) there is come hither; let what wealth (rayí) there is stay (sthā) with him.