Page:Atharva-Veda samhita volume 2.djvu/92

ix. 7- 6. The spouses of the gods his side-bones (pṛṣṭí), the attendants (upasád) his ribs (párçu).

7. Both Mitra and Varuṇa his (two) shoulders (áṅsa), both Tvashṭar and Aryaman his (two) shanks (doṣán), the great god his fore-legs.

8. Indrāṇī his buttock, Vāyu his tail (púcha), the purifying [soma] his whisk (vā́lās).

9. Both the Brahman-caste (bráhman) and the Kshatriya-caste (kṣatrá) his (two) hips, force his (two) thighs.

10. Both Dhātar and Savitar his (two) knee-joints (aṣṭhīvánt), the Gandharvas his calves (ján̄ghā), the Apsarases his dew-claws (kúṣṭhikā), Aditi his hoofs.

11. Thought (cétas) his heart, wisdom his liver, ceremony (vratá) his purītát.

12. Hunger his paunch, cheer (írā) his rectum (? vaniṣṭhú), the mountains his plāçís.

13. Anger his kidneys, fury his testicles, progeny his virile member.

14. The stream (nadī́) his birth-giver (? sūtrī́), the lords of rain his teats, thunder his udder.

15. The all-expansive his hide, the herbs his hairs, the asterisms his form.

16. The god-folks his intestines, human beings his entrails, eaters (? atrá) his belly (udára).