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SATAPATHA-BRÂHMANA.
born after being fashioned for a year': thus we lay speech (voice) into this one as soon as he has been born.'
7. Or after six months, thinking, 'There are six seasons in the year, and children are born after being fashioned for a year : we thus lay speech into this one as soon as he has been born.'
8. Or after twenty-four days, thinking, 'There are twenty-four half-months in the year, and children are born when fashioned for a year : we thus lay speech into this one as soon as he has been born.'
9. Or after twelve days, thinking, There are twelve months in the year, and children are born when fashioned for a year: we thus lay speech into this one as soon as he has been born.'
10. Or after six days, thinking, “There are six seasons in the year, and children are born when fashioned for a year: we thus lay speech into this one as soon as he has been born.
II. Or after three days, thinking, “There are three seasons in the year, and children are born when fashioned for a year : we thus lay speech into this one as soon as he has been born.'
12. Concerning this they also sing the verse, By laying his right hand on (the pupil), the teacher becomes pregnant (with him) : in the third (night) he is born as a Brahmana with the Sâvitrt? Let him,
'Literally, made equal, or corresponding, to a year, -Samvatsarâtmanâ kâlena samyak parikkhinnah khalu garbhå vyaktavayavah santah pragâyante utpadyante; ata upanayanânantaram alåryasamipe garbhavad avakkhinnas taduktaniyamanât samvatsarakala eva punar gâyate, Sây.
• Âkäryo mânavakam upanfya samspavartina tena garbhi bhavati garbhavån bhavati, kim kritva, atmîyam dakshinam hastam sishya
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