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xii. 4- 2. He bargains away his progeny and becomes exhausted of cattle who is not willing to give the cow (gó) of the gods to the sons of seers that ask for her.

3. By a hornless one they are crushed for him; by a lame one he falls (? ard) into a pit; by a crippled one his houses are burned; by a one-eyed one his possessions are taken away (?).

4. Anæmia (vilohitá) from the station of the dung visits (vid) the master of kine; so is the agreement (?) of the cow; for door-damaging (?) art thou called.

5. From the station of the two feet of her, soaking (? viklíndu) namely visits [him]; unexpectedly (?) are they crushed who snuff at her with the mouth.

6. Whoever punches (ā-sku) the two ears of her, he falls under the wrath of the gods; if he thinks "I am making a mark," he makes his possessions less.

Ppp. begins yo ‘syāṣ karṇāv āskanoty, and reads in c lakṣmīṣ kurvīta. ⌊Pāda b recurs as 12 c. For the construction, cf. 26 d, 47 d: and, per contra, 12 d, 34 d, and