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⌊This ninth book is the second of the second grand division of the Atharvan collection. For a general statement as to the make-up of the books of this division, see page 471. The Old Anukramaṇī describes the length of hymns 1, 3, and 5 by stating in each case the excess over 20 verses—perhaps assuming 20 as the normal length. The whole book has been translated by Victor Henry, Les livres VIII et IX de l'Atharva-véda traduits et commentés, Paris, 1894. The bhāṣya is lacking for this book.⌋

⌊Paryāya-hymns: for details respecting them, see pages 471-2. The paryāya-hymns of this book are hymn 6 (with 6 paryāyas) and hymn 7 (with 1 paryāya).⌋

⌊Partly prose—14 a and 21 to the end.⌋ Found also ⌊with vs. 3 before 2, vs. 7 before 6, and vs. 18 before 16⌋ in Pāipp. xvi.; ⌊but according to a note in W's Collation-book, vss. 1-24 occur in Pāipp. at folios 226 a, 108 a, 69 b, i.e. in several different