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xix. 43- 6. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Indra conduct me; let Indra impart to me strength: to Indra hail!

7. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let the waters conduct me; let immortality (amṛ́ta) approach (upa-sthā) me: to the waters hail!

8. Whither the etc. etc.—thither let Brahmán conduct me; let Brahmán impart to me bráhman: to Brahmán hail!

1. Thou art an extender of life-time; all-healing art thou called; so, O ointment, do thou [make] wealfulness; make, O ye waters, weal [and] fearlessness.

2. What the jaundice is, the jāyā́nya, the limb-splitter, the visálpaka—all yákṣma from thy limbs let the ointment expel (nir-han) out.

The mss. make very bad work with the last pāda, nearly all (the variations are of no account) giving barhír nírahantv (p. barhíḥ: níḥ: ahantu); SPP. makes the same emendation that we had made; and ⌊it is confirmed by⌋ Ppp. and the comm., ⌊which⌋ have the same. ⌊Three or four of SPP's authorities, including two reciters, gave bahís.⌋