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vii. 81- 

 

1. Sing (arc) ye good praise unto the contest for kine; put ye in us excellent possessions; lead ye this sacrifice of ours unto the gods; let streams of ghee purify themselves sweetly.

2. I seize in me Agni at first, together with dominion, splendor, strength; in me I put progeny, in me lifetime,—hail!—in me Agni.

3. Just here, O Agni, do thou maintain wealth; let not the downputters, with previous intents, put thee down; by dominion, O Agni, be it of easy control for thee; let thine attendant increase, not laid low.

The verse occurs also in VS. (xxvii. 4), TS. (iv. 1. 7$1$), MS. (ii. 12. 5); all have the better reading kṣatrám at beginning of c; and, for the difficult and probably erroneous pū́rvacittās of b, VS.TS. read pūrvacítas, and MS. pūrvácittāu (the editor noting