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the Arka ?'—'Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir !'
Knowest thou the root of the Arka ?'- Nay, but thou wilt teach us, sir !
4. Now, when he said, 'Knowest thou the four great things)? Knowest thou the four great of the great ?'—the great one is Agni (the fire), and the great (thing) of that great one are the plants and trees, for they are his food ; and the great one is Vâyu (the wind), and the great (thing) of that great one are the waters, for they are his (the wind's) food; and the great one is Aditya (the sun), and the great thing) of that great one is the moon, for that is his food ; and the great one is Man, and the great (thing) of that great one is cattle, for they are his food :-these are the four great things, these the four great of the great ;—these are the four rites, these the four rites of rites;—these are the four relating to Ka, these the four deepest relating to Ka ;-these are the four flames, these the four flames of flames.
5. And when he said, 'Knowest thou the Arka ?' he thereby meant man ;— Knowest thou the two Arka-leaves ?' he thereby meant his ears ;
Knowest thou the two Arka-flowers ?' he thereby meant his eyes ;— Knowest thou the pod-leaves of the Arka ?' he thereby meant his nostrils ;* Knowest thou the two coops of the Arka ?' he thereby meant his lips ;— Knowest thou the Arkagrains ?' he thereby meant his teeth ;— Knowest thou the bulge of the Arka ?' he thereby meant his tongue ;— Knowest thou the root of the Arka ?'
explains it by, 'arkakosamadhye vistarena (? v. I. gihvâstârana-) vartamânâ tali'
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