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xviii. 1- 45. I have won hither (ā-vid) the beneficent Fathers, both the grandson and the wide-striding of Vishṇu; they who, sitting on the barhís, partake of the pressed drink with svadhā́—they come especially hither.

46. Be this homage today to the Fathers, who went first, who went after, who are seated in the space (rájas) of earth, or who are now in regions (díç) having good abodes (suvṛjána).

47. Mātālī with the kavyás, Yama with the An̄girases, Brihaspati increasing with the ṛ́kvans ('praisers'); both they whom the gods increased and who [increased] the gods—let those Fathers aid us at our calls.

48. Sweet verily is this [sóma], and full of honey is this; strong (tīvrá) verily is this, and full of sap is this; and no one soever overpowers in conflicts (āhavá) Indra, having now drunk of it.

49. Him that went away to the advances called great, spying out the road for many, Vivasvant's son, gatherer of people, king Yama, honor (sapary) ye with oblation.

The verse is RV. x. 14. 1, which, however, reads ánu for íti at end of a, and duvasya for saparyata in d. A verse in MS. iv. 14. 16 has the RV. version throughout. TA. (in vi. 1. 1) gives at the end the genuine variant duvasyata, but also in a and b the incredible blunders pare yuvā́ṅsam and anapaspaçānám; ⌊so even the Poona ed., p. 405⌋. With the first half-verse is to be compared our vi. 28. 3 a, b. The íti of our version, at