Questions of King Milinda Part 01

SR No.: 007681
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: T W Rhys Davids
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1890
Total Pages: 2695
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 47 MB

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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
now soil means cattle: thus, 'from the earth's lap bring thou Agni, favourable to cattle, as Agni (did)!'-—'by the Trishtubh metre, Angiraslike!'he thereby takes it with the Trishtubh metre and thus lays into it the Trishtubh metre.
39. [Vâg. S. XI, 10] 'A spade thou art,'—for a spade it is: he thus takes it by means of the truth; 'A woman thou art!'-the spade is a thunderbolt, and the woman is a female, and a female injures no one : he thus appeases it so as not to do any injury. 'By thee may we be able to dig out Agni in the seat!' the seat no doubt is this (spot): thus, * By thee may we be able to dig out Agni in this seat (place).'—By the Gagati metre, Angiras-like!' he thus takes it up by means of the Gagati metre, and lays the Gagati metre into it.
40. With three (formulas) he takes it up,—threefold is Agni: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, by so much he thus takes it. Having taken it up with three (formulas), he addresses it with a fourth; for the gods having thus taken it with three (formulas), then laid vigour into it by means of a fourth; and in like manner does he now, after taking it up with three (formulas), lay strength into it with the fourth.
41. [Våg. S. XI, 11] ‘Having taken into his hand, Savitri,'--for it has indeed been taken into his (the Adhvaryu's) hand, bearing the spade,'for he indeed bears it — the golden,'—for golden indeed is the one that consists of the metres (the Veda) ;-'beholding Agni's light,'—that is, seeing Agni's light-lifted it up from the earth,'— for he indeed lifts it up from the earth ;-' by the Anushtubh metre, Angiras-like;'-he thus takes
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