^229:1 Vak, speech, taking the form of Anushtubh, and being joined with the Rik, or the Brihati, touches the true, i. e. Prana, breath, which is to be meditated on under the form of the Brihati. Comm.

^229:2 Cf. Ait. Ar. II, 2, 3, 4.

^229:3 Because the Anushtubh is made out of the Brihati, the Brihati being breath, therefore the Anushtubh is called its body.

^230:1 A gatha is likewise in verse, for instance, pratah pratar anritam te vadanti.

^230:2 A kumbya is a metrical precept, such as, brahmakaryasyaposanam karma kuru, divi ma svapsih, &c.

^230:3 Such as arthavadas, explanatory passages, also gossip, such as is common in the king's palace, laughing at people, &c.

^230:4 As diametrically opposed to the flowers and fruits which represent the true. Comm.

^230:5 Then that man is left empty here on earth for that enjoyment. Comm.

^230:6 He who always says No, keeps everything to himself.