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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, Vâg. 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 metre,'the 'wisdom' metre, doubtless, is the threefold science; the Arikupa metre,'-the 'Arikupa 1' metre, doubtless, is the water; 'the Aksharapańkti 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 Vishtârapankti metre,'-the Vishtârapankti (row of expansion) metre, doubtless, is the regions; the Bright Razor metre,'-the 'bright
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