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xix. 9- as does one of SPP's; the latter, however, adopts valgā́s, against meter and sense, and against the comm. The pada-mss. all have ulkā́ in c, an evident blunder for -kā́ḥ, which SPP. this time ventures to read by emendation: it is extremely difficult to understand his selection of the cases where he is willing to emend. The metrical definition of the verse (really 12 + 11: 11 + 11 = 45) by the Anukr. is as bad as possible.

10. Weal for us be the planets belonging to the moon, and weal the sun (ādityá) with Rāhu; weal for us smoke-bannered death, weal the Rudras of keen brightness.

11. Weal [for us be] the Rudras, weal the Vasus, weal the Ādityas, weal the fires; weal for us the divine great seers, weal the gods, weal Bṛihaspati.

12. The bráhman, Prajāpati, Dhātar, the worlds, the Vedas, the seven seers, the fires—by them happy progress (svastyáyana) is made for me: let Indra grant (yam) me refuge; let Brahmán grant me refuge; let all the gods grant me refuge; let the gods all grant me refuge.

13. Whatsoever things that are appeased in the world the seven seers know, be they all weal for me; let weal be mine, let fearlessness be mine.

14. [Be] earth appeasement, atmosphere appeasement, sky appeasement, waters appeasement, herbs appeasement, forest trees appeasement; [be] all the gods appeasement for me, the gods all appeasement for me,