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xix. 24- text appears to give us no variants. The HGS. has a corresponding verse (in i. 4. 3), reading in a, b adhi dhāḥ ⌊one ms. correctly ’dhithāḥ⌋ svastaye ‘bhūr āpīṇām† abhiçastipāvā: and, for d, vasūni cāyyo vi bhajā sa jīvan; the variant to cā́rus, taken in connection with the small appropriateness of cā́rus, makes its genuineness suspicious. ⌊MP., at ii. 2. 8, also has āpīnā́m; and it agrees otherwise with HGS., save that it has dhā for dhāḥ, cāryó for cāyyo, and ví bhajāsi (agreeing with AV.). Kirste, in his note to HGS., p. 8, mentions as further variants cāyo and cārye. MB., at i. 1. 6, has c, ending with suvarcās, and d, reading cārye.⌋ *⌊Misprinted vaçānā́m.⌋ †⌊One ms. correctly āpīnām.⌋

7. We, companions, call to aid Indra the very mighty at every conjuncture, in every contest (? vā́ja).

8. Of golden color, unaging, of excellent heroes, having old age as death, do thou enter into union (sam-viç) with progeny: this Agni says, and this Soma says, this Bṛihaspati, Savitar, Indra.

1. I harness (yuj) thee with the mind of one that is unwearied and that is first; be thou an up-carrier uphill; having carried up, then run thou back.