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I ÂRANYAKA, 3 ADHYAYA, 7 KHANDA, 5.
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through the same. Therefore the two, the day and the hymn, are twenty-five'.
Sixth Khanda. This is an exact repetition of the third khanda. According to the commentator, the third khanda was intended for the glory of the first word tad, while the sixth is intended for the glory of the whole hymn.
SEVENTH KHANDA. 1. He begins with the hymn, Tad id åsa bhuvaneshu gyeshtham (Rv. X, 120). Verily, gyeshtha, the oldest, is mahat, great. Endowed with mahat the form of this day is perfect.
2. Then follows the hymn, Tâm su te kirtim maghavan mahitvå (Rv. X, 54), with the auspicious word mahitva.
3. Then follows the hymn, Bhūya id vavridhe viryâya (Rv. VI, 30), with the auspicious word
virya.
4. Then follows the hymn. Nrinâm u två nritamam gobhir ukthaih (Rv. I, 51, 4), with the auspicious word uktha.
5. He extends the first two pâdas, which are too small, by one syllable (Rv. X, 120, 1 a, and Rv. VIII, 69, 2 a)? Into the small heart the vital spirits are placed, into the small stomach food is placed. It
1 The number is obtained as follows:
1. Tad id âsa (Rv. X, 120)= . 2. Tâm su te kirtim (Rv. 3, 54)= 3. Bhūya id vavridhe (Rv. VI, 30)= 4. Nrinâm u två (Rv. I, 51, 4)= .
. .
9 verses 6 , 5 „
3 » 23 + 2 = 25
? Cf. I, 1, 2, 9.
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