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927 5. Soma ascended with the herbs: to that stronghold etc. etc.

6. The sacrifice ascended with the sacrificial gifts: to that stronghold etc. etc.

7. The ocean ascended with the streams: to that stronghold etc. etc.

8. The bráhman ascended with the Vedic students: to that stronghold etc. etc.

9. Indra ascended with heroism: to that stronghold etc. etc.

10. The gods ascended with the immortal (amṛ́ta): to that stronghold etc. etc.

11. Prajāpati ascended with progeny: to that stronghold etc. etc.

1. Have set down apart the human deadly weapon Indra-and-Agni, Dhātar, Savitar, Bṛihaspati, king Soma, Varuṇa, the Açvins, Yama; let Pūshan protect us round about from death.

2. What [defenses] he who is lord of creation, Prajāpati, Mātariçvan, made for his creatures (prajā́), what ones the directions and the quarters put on (vas)—let those defenses (várman) be abundant (bahulá) for me.

The mss. accent vasaté ⌊except several that have vasate⌋; our emendation to vasáte is unquestionably called for, even though there are a few cases in RV. of such accent as vasaté ⌊Gram. § 613⌋. The comm. etymologizes mātariçvan as antarikṣe çvasitī