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4. Whatever stirs have I seized; eye, breath have I seized; all the limbs have I seized, in the depth (atiçarvará) of the nights.

5. Whoso sits, whoso goes about, and whoso standing looks out—of them we put together the eyes, just like this habitation (harmyá).

6. Let the mother sleep, the father sleep, the dog sleep, the housemaster (viçpáti) sleep; let the relatives (jñātí) of her sleep; let this folk round about sleep.

7. O sleep, with the imposition (abhikaraṇa) of sleep do thou put to. sleep all the folk; till sun-up make the others sleep, till dawning let me be awake, like Indra, uninjured, unexhausted.

Found (except vs. 1) in Pāipp. v. Used by Kāuç. (with, as the schol. and the comm. say, the next following hymn also) in a rite (28. 1 ff.) of healing for poison, with homage to Takṣaka, chief of the serpent gods; and the schol. (but not the comm.)