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iv. 38- (thus filling out the meter). The mss. add (as directed by the Anukr.) a second avasāna-sign after badhnīmaḥ, and SPP. retains it. The verse (11 + 10: 8 + 8: 10 = 47) falls short of a full jagatī by the amount of the deficiency in b. ⌊I think karkyā̀s, as a genitive sing. fem., ought to be oxytone (JAOS. x. 385); but karkyàs, pronounced karkío, might be better.⌋

1. On the earth they paid reverence (sam-nam) to Agni; he throve (ṛdh); as on earth they paid reverence to Agni, so let the reverencers pay reverence to me.

2. Earth [is] milch-cow; of her Agni [is] calf; let her, with Agni as calf, milk for me food (íṣ), refreshment, [my] desire, life-time first, progeny, prosperity, wealth: hail!

3. In the atmosphere they paid reverence to Vāyu; he throve; as in the atmosphere they paid reverence to Vāyu, so let the reverencers pay reverence to me.

4. The atmosphere is milch-cow; of her Vāyu is calf; let her, with Vāyu as calf, milk for me etc. etc.

5. In the sky they paid reverence to Āditya; he throve; as in the sky they paid reverence to Āditya, so let the reverencers pay reverence to me.