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vi. 140- 1. The (two) tigers that, having grown down, desire to devour father and mother—those (two) teeth, O Brahmaṇaspati, make thou propitious, O Jātavedas.

2. Eat ye (two) rice; eat ye barley; then beans, then sesame; this is your deposited (níhita) portion for treasuring, ye (two) teeth; do not injure father and mother.

3. Invoked [are] the two conjoint, pleasant, very propitious teeth; let what is terrible of your selves (tanū́) go away elsewhere, ye teeth; do not injure father and mother.

1. May Vāyu collect them; let Tvashṭar stay fast in order to [their] prosperity; may Indra bless them; let Rudra take care for [their] numbers.

2. With the red knife (svádhiti), make thou a pair (mithuná) on [their] two ears; the Açvins have made the mark; be that numerous by progeny.

The comm. explains mithunam as strīpuṅsātmakaṁ cihnam, and regards it as applied to the calf's ears. ⌊If the comm. is correct on this point, as is altogether likely,