seen the food (that is brought to the sacrifice), let him descend from the swing.

18. Let him descend turning towards the east, for in the east the seed of the gods springs up . Therefore let him rise turning towards the east, yea, turning towards the east.

Footnotes

^173:1 They rise one span above the heart, and they proceed one span from out the mouth. Comm.

^174:1 Here we have clearly riding on horseback.

^174:2 While the swing points to the east, let him stand west, and thus mount.

^174:3 The fore-arms, from the elbow to the end, the aratni. Comm.

^175:1 One expects ishah before urgah, but it is wanting in both text and commentary, and in other MSS. also.

^175:2 The word by which the Hotri invites the Adhvaryu to offer the oblation to the gods. The descending from the swing belongs, of course, to a later part of the sacrifice.

^175:3 it is supposed that the Hotri rises from the swing to show respect to the sacrificial food, when it is brought near. But as it is not brought near, immediately after the Hotri has finished his part with the word vashat, the food could not see the Hotri rise, and this mark of respect, intended for the food, would thus be lost.

^176:1 Should it be devaretah sampragayate, or devaretasam pragayate?