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49. Quickly, indeed, in his abodes do the wolves make a din.

50. Quickly, indeed, they ask about him: what that was, is this now that?

51. Cut thou, cut on, cut forth, scorch, burn (kṣā).

52. O daughter of An̄giras, exhaust thou the Brahman-scather, that takes to himself [the cow].

53. For thou art called belonging to all the gods, witchcraft, kū́lbaja when covered.

54. Burning (uṣ), consuming, thunderbolt of the brahman.

55. Having become a keen-edged death, run thou out.

56. Thou takest to thyself the honor of the scathers, their sacrifice and bestowal, their expectations.

57. Taking to thyself what is scathed for him who is scathed, thou presentest [it to him] in yonder world.

58. O inviolable one, become thou the guide of the Brahman out of imprecation.

59. Become thou a weapon (mení), a shaft; become thou deadly poisonous from evil (aghá).

60. O inviolable one, smite forth the head of the Brahman-scather that has committed offense, of the god-reviler, the ungenerous.