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NOTES.
The same Rishi. The metre is Gayatri.—Verse 2=VS. XXII, 16; TS. IV, 1, 11, 4; MS. IV, 10, 1. Verses 5, 7, 6 =SV.II, 906-908. Verse 5=TB. II, 4, 8, 1.
Verse 2 Note 1. Comp. Bergaigne, Religion Védique, I, 57 seq.
Note 2. On the intransitive use of rinváti, comp. Gaedicke, Der Accusativ im Veda, p. 53.
Verse 3. Note 1. The meaning seems to be that Agni is intent on his purpose (ártham, Pada 3); comp. I, 10, 2. tát indrah ártham ketati.
Note 2. Comp. Neisser, Bezzenberger's Beiträge, XX, 42.
Verse 4. Note 1. See the note on I, 127, 8.
Verse 5. Note 1. On Agni considered as a chariot, see Bergaigne, Religion Védique, I, 144.
Verse 7. Note 1. Comp. I, 127, 8, note 1. Note 2. Comp. above, III, 2, 6.
Verse 9. Note 1. I.e. all the best things (Pâda 1); comp. VI, 5, 2. tvé vásûni ... a îrire yagñiyasah.
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