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(shining, or ruling): he thus bestows all food on him. On all (four) sides he places them: from all sides he thus bestows food on him.
3. [He lays them down, with, Vag. S. XV, 4. 5), *The Course metre,'--the 'course' metre, doubtless, is this (terrestrial) world; the Expanse metre,'-the expanse' metre, doubtless, is the air ; 'the Blissful metre,'-the 'blissful' metre, doubtless, is the sky ;-'the Encircler metre,' - the 'encircler' metre, doubtless, is the regions ;-'the Vestment metre,'—the 'vestment' metre, doubtless, is food ;-the Mind metre,'-the 'mind' metre, doubtless, is Pragâpati; 'the Extent metre,' -the 'extent' metre, doubtless, is yonder sun.
4. 'The Stream metre,'--the 'stream' metre, doubtless, is the breath ;-'the Sea metre,'-the 'sea' metre, doubtless, is the mind ;-'the Flood metre,'--the 'flood' metre, doubtless, is speech ;'the Kakubh (peak) metre,'--the 'Kakubh'metre, doubtless, is the out(and in)-breathing;-'the Threepeaked metre,'-the three-peaked' metre, doubtless, is the up-breathing ;-'the Wisdom metrc,'-- the wisdom' metre, doubtless, is the threefold science ;-'the Arikupa metre,'--the 'Arikupa 1 ' metre, doubtless, is the water ;-'the Aksharapankti metre,'—the Aksharapankti (row of syllables) metre, doubtless, is yonder (heavenly) world;
the Padapankti metre,'—the Padapankti (row of words or steps) metre, doubtless, is this (terrestrial) world; the Vishtarapankti metre,'--the Vishtârapankti (row of expansion) metre, doubtless, is the regions;~'the Bright Razor metre,'--the 'bright
* A word of doubtful meaning (? drinking its own windings).
| SR No. | 011120 |
| Book Title | Satapatha Brahmana |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | Max Muller, Julius Eggeling |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1987 |
| Total Pages | 433 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 36 MB |