Note [2:4:1:1]1. To me there seems to be no doubt that the meaning of suvrikti is something like 'beautiful prayer,' beautiful song,' and then 'a god who is invoked with beautiful songs.' Thus suvriktayah or other cases of the same word stand by the side of stomah ... girah, VIII, 8, 22; of girah, I, 64, 1; VIII, 96, 10, comp. X, 64, 4; of brahma, VII, 31, 11; 97, 9; of stomaih, VII, 96, 1; of dhitibhih, VI, 61, 2; of akkhoktibhih matina'm, I, 61, 3, and so on. Comp. also VII, 83, 9. hava'mahe vam vrishana suvriktibhih; X, 41, 1. ratham ... suvriktibhih vayam vyushta ushasah havamahe; X, 80, 7. avokama suvriktim.

This being the meaning of the word, I cannot think it probable--and herein I differ from the opinion pronounced by Prof. Max Muller, vol. xxxii, p. 109--that it stands in connection with the verb vrig in its well-known use referring to the Barhis. In my opinion (comp. also Geldner, Vedische Studien, I, 151) suvrikti may be connected with another use of vrig, with the meaning of this verb 'to draw a god towards himself, averting him from other sacrificers' (materials regarding this use of vrig have been collected by Geldner, loc. cit., 144). Or possibly the word may be derived, as Prof. von Roth believes, from rik (comp. suvita derived from i). It is true that the substantive rikti does not occur by itself: but, as Prof. Max Muller remarks (loc. cit.), this would not be fatal to Prof. von Roth's etymology, because many other words in the Veda occur as uttarapadas only. If we accept this theory, we should of course have to separate suvrikti from namovrikti and svavrikti.

Verse 2.

Note [2:4:2:1]1. Comp. X, 46, 2. imam vidhantah apa'm sadhasthe.

Note [2:4:2:2]2. Literally, 'doubly.' 'In two places, in the abode of the waters and among the clans of man.' M. M. Compare, however, X, 46, 2 (see last note).

Note [2:4:2:3]3. Deva'nam aratih; comp. I, 58, 7, note 1.

Verse 3.

Note [2:4:3:1]1. The meaning seems to be that people going to settle anywhere, secure safety by ceremonies addressed to Mitra, i. e. possibly by concluding alliances which stand under the special protection of Mitra. Comp. IV, 33, 10; H. O., Religion des Veda, 186, note 1.--Mitra is kshetrasa'dhas, VIII, 31, 14.

Verse 4.

Note [2:4:4:1]1. Svasya-iva seems to be corrupt. Possibly we might read suyavasa-iva pushtih. In X, 11, 5 we read, sada asi ranvah, yavasa-iva pushyate. IV, 16, 15. okah na ranva' sudrisi-iva pushtih.--The translation of the traditional

reading would be, 'His prosperity is delightful, like that of a person belonging to us.'

Note [2:4:4:2]2. Bharibhrat seems to be a participle: but then dodhaviti must be accented (dodhaviti).

Verse 5.

Note [2:4:5:1]1. On the verb pan, comp. Pischel, Vedische Studien, I, 199 seq.