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10. Thirty-three deities and three heroisms guarded [it] within the waters, holding [it] dear; what gold there is upon this shining one (? candrá), therewith shall this man do heroisms.

11. Ye, O gods, that are eleven in the sky, do ye, O gods, enjoy this oblation.

12. Ye, O gods, that are eleven in the atmosphere, do ye, O gods, enjoy this oblation.

13. Ye, O gods, that are eleven on the earth, do ye, O gods, enjoy this oblation.

14. Freedom from rivals in front, behind us [is] fearlessness made; Savitar [protect] me on the south, the lord of Çachī me on the north.

15. From the sky let the Ādityas defend me, from the earth let the fires defend; let Indra-and-Agni defend me in front; let the Açvins yield refuge round about; crosswise let the inviolable [cow], let Jātavedas, defend [me]; let the being-makers be my defense on all sides.

These two verses are a repetition of 16. 1, 2 above, and in our mss., as usual, are read simply thus: asapatnám purástād íti dvé. The Anukr. does not repeat its definition of their meter; inasmuch as it reckons the hymn as of fifteen verses, it plainly takes the addition here as of two verses only; the comm., however, again counts three, making of ⌊our 15 a, b⌋ a separate verse*; ⌊cf. notes to 16. 2⌋. In general, the comm. does not comment for the second time a repeated passage; here, however, he gives a full explanation, as if it were the first appearance of the verses; and in 14 b (perhaps merely by an oversight?) he reads me instead of nas. *⌊The comm. in fact takes our vss. 11-13