I, 60, 5. tám tvâ vayám pátim agne rayînâ´m prá samsâmah matí-bhih gótamâsah.

We, the Gotamas, praise thee with hymns, Agni, the lord of treasures.

I, 61, 16. evá, te hâri-yogana su-vriktí índra bráhmâni gótamâsah akran.

Truly the Gotamas made holy prayers for thee, O Indra with brilliant horses! See also I, 63, 9.

In one passage Nodhas himself is called Gotama:

I, 62, 13.

sanâ-yaté gótamah indra návyam
átakshat bráhma hari-yóganâya,
su-nîthâ´ya nah savasâna nodhâ´h—
prâtáh makshú dhiyâ´-vasuh gagamyât.

Gotama made a new song for the old (god) with brilliant horses, O Indra! May Nodhas be a good leader to us, O powerful Indra! May he who is rich in prayers (Indra) come early and soon!

I feel justified therefore in following the Anukramanî and taking Nodhas as a proper name. It occurs so again in

I, 61, 14. sadyáh bhuvat vîryãya nodhâ´h.

May Nodhas quickly attain to power!

In I, 124, 4. nodhâ´h-iva may mean like Nodhas, but more likely it has the general meaning of poet.

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