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607 14. Since she has united with the wind, and with all winged ones, the cow danced forth in the ocean, bearing the verses, the chants.

15. Since she has united with the sun, and with all sight, the cow has overlooked the ocean, bearing excellent lights.

16. As, O righteous one, thou didst stand decked (abhi-vṛ) with gold, the ocean, having become a horse, mounted (adhi-skand) thee, O cow.

17. There the excellent ones united, the cow, the directress, also the svadhā́, where Atharvan, consecrated, sat on a golden barhís.

18. The cow is mother of the noble (rājanyà), the cow thy mother, O svadhā́; from the cow was born the weapon; from it was born intent (cittá).

19. The globule (bindú) went (car) up aloft, out of the summit (kákuda) of the bráhman; thence wast thou born, O cow; thence was the invoker born.

20. From thy mouth came (bhū) the songs (gā́thā), from thy nape-bones, O cow, [came] force; from thy belly (? pājasyà) was born the sacrifice, from thy teats the rays.

21. From thy (two) fore-legs (īrmá) motion (áyana) was born, and from thy thighs (sákthi), O cow; from thine entrails were born eaters (attrá), out from thy belly (udára) the plants.

22. When (yát), O cow, thou didst enter along the belly of Varuṇa, thence the priest (brahmán) called thee up; for he knew thy guidance (netrá).

23. All trembled at the embryo, while being born, of her who gives not birth (? asūsū́); for "the cow hath given birth," they say of her; shaped (m.) by charms (bráhman); for it is her connection.

Much here is obscure and doubtful. Asūsū́ (not divided in p.) ought, by its accent, to be asū-sū 'giving birth to one who does not herself give birth' ⌊Gram. § 1147 c⌋. The connection of kḷptás with vaçā́ is strange; the former belongs probably to