[paragraph continues] Priyamedhas with mighty hymns.' Comp. Bartholomae, Kuhn's Zeitschrift, XXVII, 341.

Verse 7.

Note [1:45:7:1]1. As go-ishti means 'the striving for cows,' thus div-ishti means 'the striving for day,' or possibly 'the striving for heaven.' Ludwig (III, 383) takes it for 'morgenopfer,' and it is true that most of the passages, in which the word occurs, are addressed to matutinal deities. Thus our passage belongs to a hymn addressed to the matutinal Agni; I, 48, 9 is addressed to Ushas; I, 139, 4; VII, 74, 1; VIII, 87, 3 to the Asvins; IV, 46, I; 47, 1 to Vayu who was invoked in the Prauga-sastra belonging to the Pratah-savana, and who received the Soma offering before the other deities. There is, nevertheless, at least one passage which shows that Ludwig has gone too far: VIII, 76, 9. piba it indra marutsakha sutam somam divishtishu, 'Drink, O Indra, with the Maruts thy friends the Soma which has been pressed at the divishtis.' The Soma oblation offered to Indra Marutvat formed part of the second (midday) Savana.

Note [1:45:7:2]2. 'Saprathastamam, the most renowned, repandu.' M. M.

Verse 8.

Note [1:45:8:1]1. Comp. IV, 5, 1. katha' dasema agnaye brihat bha'h, 'how may we offer great light to Agni?'--which seems to mean, 'how may we make Agni brilliant?' Thus in our passage the meaning seems to be: the priests kindle Agni and perform oblations.

Verse 10.

Note [1:45:10:1]1. The tirah-ahnya Soma, which was kept from one day to the next day (not, as Ludwig translates, 'der von vorgestern'), was offered to the Asvins at the Atiratra sacrifice. Comp. Rig-veda I, 47, 1; III, 58, 7; VIII, 35, 19; Katyayana Srautasutra XII, 6, 10; XXIV, 3, 42. There the commentary says, asvinasastrakayagasambandhinah kamasasthah somah purvadinanishpannatvat tirohnya ity ukyante.