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VI KÂNDA, 3 ADHYAYA, 3 BRÂHMANA, 14.
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thou art, such thou art;'—Looking about with thine eye, tread down the assailers!'—that is, 'Looking about with thy eye, tread down all evildoers !' He does not touch it, lest this thunderbolt should injure him, for the horse is a thunderbolt 1.
13. He then makes it step off (the lump of clay); --for the gods now said, 'What shall we cause it to obtain ??'-'Great beauty 8!'-They caused it to obtain great beauty; and in like manner does this one now cause it to obtain great beauty,—with (Våg. S. XI, 21), Go thou unto great beauty!' —that is, 'Go to thy great beauty!' and therefore, indeed, the horse is the most highly-favoured of animals ;-'from this standing-place,'—that is,
where thou now standest; '-'wealth-giver!'for wealth it does give them ;— Courser!'-for this is a courser ;— May we be in the Earth's favour, whilst Agni we dig in her lap!'—that is, 'May we be in the favour of this earth, whilst digging (for) Agni in her lap!'
14. When it has stepped off he addresses it; for as one would extol him who has given a gift, so the gods now praised and magnified it (for) having indicated (Agni); and in like manner does this one now praise and magnify it, with (Vậg. S. XI, 22), *He hath come down,'—for it has indeed come down,-'the wealth-giver,'—for wealth, indeed, is given them ;-'the racing courser,'--for it is indeed a racer and a courser ;—'hath made good, well-made room on earth,'—that is, thou madest good, well-made room on earth ;'-'thence let us
· For the construction, see on paragraph 6, p. 205, note. · Literally, to step off to.
Saubhaga, 'the state of being well-endowed, well-favoured.'
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| SR No. | 007681 |
| Book Title | Questions of King Milinda Part 01 |
| 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 |