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SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA.
earth!' for by the seventeenfold hymn it is indeed upheld on earth;- The Marutvatiya-sastra may support thee for steadiness' sake!' for by the Marutvatiya-sastra it is indeed supported on earth for steadiness' sake ;—the Vairapa-sâ man for stability in the air!' for by the Vairapa-saman it is indeed established in the air ;—May the Rishis, the first-born, magnify thee among the gods ...!' the import of this has been explained
8. Then on the left (north) side (he lays down one), with (Vậg. S. XV, 13), 'Self-ruling thou art, the northern region,' for self-ruling that northern region indeed is ;-'The divine Maruts are thine overlords,' for the divine Maruts are indeed the overlords of that region ;-'Soma is the repeller of shafts,' for Soma, indeed, is here the repeller of shafts ;-'The Ekavimsa-stoma may uphold thee on earth!' for by the twenty-one-fold hymn this one is indeed upheld on earth ;— The Nishkevalya-sastra may support thee for steadiness' sake!' for by the Nishkevalya-sastra it is indeed supported on earth for steadiness' sake ;'the Vairåga-så man for stability in the air!' for by the Vairaga-saman it is indeed established in the air ;— May the Rishis, the first-born, magnify thee among the gods ...!' the import of this has been explained.
9. Then in the middle (he lays down one'), with (Våg. S. XV, 14), 'The sovereign mistress thou art, the Great region !' for the sovereign mistress that great region indeed is ;-'the All-gods are
? That is, he lays down a half-sized brick immediately north of the southern one, and thus in the direction of the centre from that brick.
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