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ix. 6- vidvā́n and not vidyā́t is read, and which is implied in the translation. Ppp. has instead tasmān na dviṣann adyān na dviṣato ‘nnam adyān na mīm-. The two mss. of the Anukr. describe the verse differently but equivalently, both requiring 34 syllables (which implies restoration of ‘nnam to ánnam).

25. Verily every such one has his sin devoured, whose food they partake of.

26. Verily every such one has his sin undevoured whose food they partake not of.

27. Verily he who presents [the food] hath always his pressing-stones harnessed, his cleanser wet, his sacrifice extended, his ceremony of offering assumed.

28. To Prajāpati, verily, is his offering extended who presents.

29. He who presents verily strides Prajāpati's strides after [him].

30. [The fire] that is the guests', that is the fire of libations (āhavanī́ya); the one in the dwelling (véçman), that is the householder's fire (gā́rhapatya); the one in which they cook, that is the southern fire (dakṣiṇāgní).

31. Verily both what is sacrificed and what is bestowed of the houses doth he partake of who partakes before a guest.

32. Verily both the milk and the sap of the houses doth he etc. etc.

33. Verily both the refreshment and the fatness of the houses doth he etc. etc.

34. Verily both the progeny and the cattle of the houses doth he etc. etc.