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ing to the lord of the sacrifice a share in wealthaffluence,' that is, 'granting to the lord of the sacrifice a share in wealth and in affluence;' 'may the sacrifice be founded on wealth-affluence!' —that is, 'may the sacrifice be founded on wealth and affluence!'
9. Glorifying on the kindled fire,'—the glorifying one is the Sacrificer;—'the hymn-winged,' for hymns are his wings ;-'taken,'—that is, 'held;' -'praiseworthy,'—that is, 'worthy of worship;''(when) they sacrificed, encircling the heated cauldron,'—for they did sacrifice, whilst encircling the heated (Pravargya) cauldron ; 'when the gods offered the sacrifice with food,'--for the gods did offer this sacrifice with food.
10. “To the divine, fostering upholder,'— for he, Agni, is the divine upholder, the most fostering ;-'he, the approacher of gods, the well-disposed, of a hundred draughts,'-for he is indeed an approacher of the gods, and well-disposed, and possessed of a hundred draughts;-'encircling, the gods drew nigh unto the sacrifice,'—for encircling him (Agni), the gods drew nigh to the sacrifice ;-'the gods stood ready to perform the cult unto the gods,'—the cult, doubtless, is the sacrifice, thus, 'the gods stood ready to perform the sacrifice to the gods.'
11. 'The welcome oblation slaughtered by the slaughterer' to sacrifice;'—that is, 'wishedfor, much wished-for;'—'where the fourth sacrifice goeth to the offering,'—the Adhvaryu first mutters the formulas, the Hotri afterwards recites
· Mahîdhara takes 'samita' to stand for samitra.'
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