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razor' metre, doubtless, is yonder sun ;-'the Vestment metre, the Investment metre,'—the 'vestInent' metre, doubtless, is food, and the 'investment' metre is food.
5. The Uniting metre,'—the ‘uniting' metre, doubtless, is the night ;-'the Separating metre,' -the 'separating' metre, doubtless, is the day ;'the Brihat metre,'--the 'brihat' (great) metre, doubtless, is yonder world ;-'the Rathantara metre,'-the 'rathantara' metre, doubtless, is this world ;-—'the Troop metre,'--the 'troop' metre, doubtless, is the wind ;-'the Yoke metre,'—the
yoke'metre, doubtless, is the air ;-'the Devourer metre,'--the devourer' metre, doubtless, is food ;'the Bright metre,'--the bright'metre, doubtless, is the fire ;-'the Samstubh metre, the Anushtubh metre,'--the 'samstubh' metre, doubtless, is speech, and the 'anushtubh' metre is speech ;'the Course metre, the Expanse metre,'--the meaning of this has been explained.
6. 'The Strength metre,'—the 'strength' metre, doubtless, is food ;-'the Strength-maker metre,' the strength-maker' metre, doubtless, is Agni (the fire) ;-'the Striver metre,'—the 'striver' metre, doubtless, is yonder world ;-'the Ample metre,'the 'ample' metre, doubtless, is this world ;-'the Cover metre,'the 'cover' metre, doubtless, is the air;-'the Unclimbable metre,'—the 'unclimbable' metre, doubtless, is yonder sun ;-'the Slow metre,'
-the 'slow' metre, doubtless, is the Parkti ;-'the Ankânka metre,'--the ankanka' metre, doubtless, is water.
1 Another word of doubtful meaning ( winding-winding).
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