sukih may easily be accounted for; the word was thought to refer to Agni.--Another interpretation of this hemistich has been given by Benfey, Vedica and Linguistica, p. 177.

Note [5:7:8:2]2. Krana': cf. I, 58, 3, note 1 (<page 47>).

Note [5:7:8:3]3. 'Sobald sie den Liebesgenuss erlangt hatte.' Pischel, Ved. Studien, 1, 71.

Verse 9.

Note [5:7:9:1]1. The first hemistich speaks of the worshipper in the singular, the second in the plural.

Verse 10.

Note [5:7:10:1]1. This hemistich is quite obscure. With manyum a' dade, cf., for instance, X, 48, 2. dasyubhyah pari nrimnam a' dade. Adhrigah may be the genitive of a proper name, as I have translated it; but this is quite doubtful. Was the hymn intended for a charm in which the sacrificer seized a head of cattle which represented the spirit of an enemy, and thus deprived that enemy of his courage?