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and to the lord of wanderers be reverence! 20. Reverence be to the onward-rushing one with his weapon) levelled everywhere, and to the lord of beings be reverencel reverence be to the victorious smiter, and to the lord of victorious (hosts) be reverencel reverence be to the matchless swordsman, and to the lord of thieves be reverence! reverence be to the prowling rover, and to the lord of the forest be reverence! 21. Reverence be to the tricking arch-trickster, and to the lord of pilferers be reverence! reverence be to the wellquivered swordsman, and to the lord of robbers be reverence ! reverence be to the slaying spearmen, and to the lord of pillagers be reverencel reverence be to the night-walking sword-wielders, and to the lord of cut-throats be reverence !
III. 22. Reverence be to the turbaned mountaineer, and to the lord of spoilers be reverence I reverence be to shooters of arrows, and to ye bowmen be reverencel reverence be to the bow-stretching, and to ye that fix the arrow be reverencel reverence be to ye that pull (the bow), and to ye that hurl be reverence! 23. Reverence be to ye that shoot, and to ye that pierce be reverencel reverence be to ye that sleep, and to ye that wake be reverence! reverence be to ye, the lying, and to ye, the sitting, be reverence! reverence be to ye, the standing, and to ye, the running, be reverence! 24. Reverence be to gatherings, and to ye, lords of the gathering, be reverencel reverence be to horses, and to ye, masters of horses, be reverencel reverence be to the victorious (armies), and to ye that smite be reverencel reverence be to the serried (hosts), and to ye that crush be reverence! 25. Reverence be to the troops, and to ye, chiefs of troops, be reverencel reverence be to the bands, and to ye, chiefs of bands, be reverence! reverence be to sharpers, and to ye, chiefs of sharpers, be reverencel reverence be to the unshapen, and to ye, the all-shaped, be reverence! 26. Reverence be to armies, and to ye, leaders of armies, be reverence! reverence be to chariot-fighters, and to ye, the chariotless, be reverencel reverence be to car-fighters, and to ye, charioteers, be reverence! reverence be to the adult, and to ye, children, be reverence!
IV. 27. Reverence be to carpenters, and to ye, wheelwrights, be reverence! reverence be to potters, and to ye, blacksmiths, be reverence! reverence be to the jungle tribes, and to ye, fishermen, be reverence ! reverence be to dog-keepers, and to ye huntsmen be reverence! 28. Reverence be to dogs, and 10 ye masters of dogs be reverence! reverence be to Bhava and to Rudral reverence be to Sarva and to Pasupati (lord of beasts)! reverence be to Nîlagriva
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