Note [1:128:1:1]1. As to dharimani, comp. IX, 86, 4, where it is said that the streams of Soma flow forward, 'dharimani;' Bergaigne, III, 219. 'Domain, precinct, sanctuary?' M. M.

Note [1:128:1:2]2. The Usigas (comp. above, I, 60, 2, note 1) are closely related to the Bhrigus; they are considered as the first sacrificers, the first worshippers of Agni. See Bergaigne, I, 57 seq.

Note [1:128:1:3]3. Enveloped in fuel and libations.

Verse 2.

Note [1:128:2:1]1. Comp. M. M.'s note, vol. xxxii, p. 437.

Note [1:128:2:2]2. Comp. Lanman, pp. 516, 518.

Verse 3.

Note [1:128:3:1]1. Prof. Max Muller translates the second and third Padas: 'again and again shouting, bellowing forth his sperm, yea, placing his sperm with bellowing.'

Note [1:128:3:2]2. Of course the fuel is alluded to.

Verse 4.

Note [1:128:4:1]1. Yagnasya adhvarasya, 'sacrifice and service;' comp. above, I, 1, 4, note 1.

Note [1:128:4:2]2. The translation is doubtful. If the denominative ishuy is derived from ishu, the meaning must be 'to fly like an arrow,' or possibly 'to shoot arrows.' But I do not think that the poet can have meant to say that Agni acts as a vedha'h and looks on all creatures 'for him who flies like an arrow,' or 'for him who shoots arrows.' We should rather have to write ishuyate without accent, so that the translation would be: 'By (the power of) his mind helpful (Agni) flies like an arrow; he looks on all creatures' (comp. VI, 3, 5, where it is said that Agni shoots arrows). But possibly ishuy, which is found only here, may be a synonym of ishudhy, see verse 6. It may be a denominative from ish, influenced by the type of verbs like riguy, kratuy,

vasuy, &c. Then the accent can be retained, and the translation would be as given in the text ('to him who desires food').

Note [1:128:4:3]3. On vahni, comp. above, I, 127, 8, note 1.

Verse 5.

Note [1:128:5:1]1. The cerebral n in avena clearly points to the correction of the text agneh ravena.

Note [1:128:5:2]2. The Maruts are called bhoga'h, V, 53, 16 (stuhi bhoga'n, 'praise the liberal ones'). Here we have the corresponding abstract noun.

Verse 6.

Note [1:128:6:1]1. Vihayas (comp. Bergaigne, Religion Vedique, III, 287) seems to be formed like vimahas, viketas, vimanas. The meaning then will be 'of extended hayas.' The substantive hayas, which is not found in the texts separately, may be derived from gihite or from hinoti, and mean something like 'energy.' At all events it seems impossible to connect this adjective vihayas with the substantive vihayas, 'the aerial space,' belonging to the classical language.

Note [1:128:6:2]2. Comp. the remark above, I, 58, 7, note 2.