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3. I saw the maiden being led, being led about, alive, for the dead; as she was enclosed with blind darkness, then I led her off-ward (ápācī) from in front (prāktás).

4. Foreknowing, O inviolable one, the world of the living, moving together [with him] upon the road of the gods—this is thy herdsman (gópati); enjoy him; make him ascend to the heavenly (svargá) world.

There is no difficulty in understanding this of the anustaraṇī cow, with the sūtras and commentaries, although we should expect rather pitṛlokám in a, and joṣaya in c. ⌊By "sūtras" I suppose W. means sūtra 20 of Kāuç. 81 (cited under vs. 3) and sūtra 37 of Kāuç. 80 (cited under this vs.); and by "commentaries," the AV. comm. to vss. 3-4 (vol. iv., p. 131$3$) and the comm. to the TA. correspondent in vi. 12. 1 (Poona ed., p. 449)