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iii. 10- vyāúchat, with dhukṣva at end of c, and PGS. agrees with it; MS. has duhe at end of c; MB. (in all four occurrences) has duhā utt-, and in 8. i also arhaṇā putra vāsa for a. The comm. takes sámām in d as an adverbial accus. (= sarveṣu vatsareṣu), as does Weber. ⌊Cf. Hillebrandt, ''Ved. Mythol.'' i. 500.⌋

2. The night which the gods rejoice to meet, [as] a milch-cow coming unto [them], which is the spouse (pátnī) of the year—let her be very auspicious to us.

3. Thou, O night, whom we worship (upa-ās) as model (pratimā́) of the year-—do thou unite our long-lived progeny with abundance of wealth.

4. This same is she that first shone out; among these other ones (f.) she goes about (car), having entered; great greatnesses [are] within her; the bride (vadhū́), the new-going generatrix, hath conquered.

5. The forest-tree pressing-stones have made their sound, making the oblation of the complete year (parivatsarī́ṇa); O sole áṣṭakā, may we, having good progeny and good heroes, be lords of wealths.