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31. This garment god Savitar gives thee to wear (bhṛ); putting on that, which is tārpyà, do thou go about in Yama's realm.

32. The grains became a milch-cow; the sesame became her calf; upon her, unexhausted, one lives in Yama's realm.

33. Be these, O so-and-so, thy milch-kine that yield what is desired; variegated, white, of like form, of different form, with sesame as calf, let them wait upon (upa-sthā) thee there.

34. Grains variegated, yellow, white, grains black, red, [be] thy milch-kine here; with sesame as calf, yielding (duh) him refreshment, be they ever unresisting.

The verse is found also in TA. (in vi. 7. 1), with its first half abbreviated to éṇīr dhānā́ háriṇīr árjunīḥ santu dhenávaḥ; and it accents tíla- in c (with our Op. and one or two of SPP's mss.). Our O. ⌊and apparently also P.I.⌋, with ⌊one or⌋ two of SPP's mss., also accent enī́s. Only a minority of the mss. (including our Bs.p.m. and Op.) have at the end -ntīḥ, the rest -ntī. Here and in vs. 36, most of the mss. accent anapasphúr-, and accordingly both edited texts accept it; but the readings ought unquestionably to be emended to ánapasphur- (which is given here by ⌊TA., Poona ed.,⌋ our O.R., ⌊and one or two of SPP's mss.⌋; in 36, by none); the accentuation in this part of the text is more than usually faulty. The comm. stupidly declares apasphuraṇa = nāça, and the participle therefore = ⌊avinaçvaryaḥ or⌋ akṣīṇāḥ. ⌊As alternative rendering, W. suggests 'not refractory.'⌋ ⌊W's 'here' seems to be meant as (the hardly licit) version