Book Title: Questions of King Milinda Part 01
Author(s): T W Rhys Davids
Publisher: Oxford

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________________ 262 SATAPATHA-BRAHMANA. fices, and there are nine samishtayagus-oblations1; and by offering these, he completes those sacrifices. He offers both kinds, those of the Soma-sacrifice, and those of the Agni(-kayana),—first those of the Soma-sacrifice, and afterwards those of the fire-altar: the significance of this has been explained. 31. Two he offers of the fire-altar,-two-footed is the Sacrificer, and Agni is the Sacrificer: as great as Agni is, as great as is his measure, with so much he thus completes the sacrifice. [He offers them, with, Vâg. S. XVIII, 56, 57], 'Sacrifice hath been offered up by the Bhrigus...;'-'May Agni who hath received sacrifice and oblation speed our offered meat!' 32. These two amount to eleven,-the Trishtubh consists of eleven syllables, and the Trishỉubh means strength: it is strength he thus imparts to the Sacrificer. 33. And, again, as to why there are eleven,-the Trish/ubh consists of eleven syllables, and Indra is of trishtubh nature, Indra is the self (soul) of the sacrifice, Indra is the deity 2: he thus finally establishes the sacrifice in him who is the self, the deity of the sacrifice. 34. Having performed the Samishtayagus-oblations, they betake themselves to the expiatory bath (avabhritha 3). Having come out from the bath, 1 That is to say, the same nine Samishrayagus-oblations which are performed at the end of the Soma-sacrifice (IV, 4, 4, I seq.). At the end of these, however, two additional such oblations are offered on the present occasion. * See I, 4, 5, 4, 'Indra is the deity of (this?) sacrifice;' IV, 4, 2, 16, Indra is the leader of the sacrifice.' The first of the nine Samishrayagus-oblations of the Soma-sacrifice is offered to Indra. See IV, 4, 5, I seq. Digitized by Google

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