Ascribed to Syâvâsva Âtreya. Metre, 1, 5, 10, 11, 15 Kakubh; 2 Brihatî; 3 Anushtubh; 4 Pura-ushnih; 6, 7, 9, 13, 14, 16 Satobrihatî; 8, 12 Gâyatrî. No verse of this hymn occurs in SV., VS., AV.; the sixth verse is found in TS. II, 4, 8, 1; MS. II, 4, 7; Kâthaka XI, 9.

Verse 1.

Note 1. Kilâsî, as fem. of kilâsa, does not occur again. It seems to have meant spotted or marked with pocks, and would be intended for the príshatîs. Does Kailâsa come from the same source?

Verse 2.

Note 1. Kásmai sasruh is much the same as kásmai adyá súgâtâya … prá yayuh, in verse 12. We must then begin a new sentence, ánu âpáyah, their comrades after, namely sasruh. Thus we read in verse 10 tám yah sárdham … ánu prá yanti vrishtáyah, where the streams of rain are represented as the followers of the Maruts. We might also translate in our sentence: For what liberal giver did their comrades, the streams of rain with food follow after (the Maruts).

Verse 3.

Note 1. Úpa dyúbhih occurs again VIII, 40, 8, and seems to mean from day to day.

Note 2. The birds of the Maruts, probably of the same character as the birds of the Asvins.

Verse 4.

Note 1. I translate añgi by ornament in general, not by paint or ointment,. though that may have been its original meaning.

Note 2. On srâya, see Pân. III, 3, 24. Dhánvasu may possibly have been intended as governed by svábhânavah, and not by srâyâ´h; see, however, VIII, 33, 6. smásrushu sritáh.

Verse 5.

Note 1. On dyâ´vah, nom. plur., and ráthân, acc. plur., compare Bergaigne, Mélanges Renier, p. 88. The text is doubtful, and may be a corruption of vrishtî´h dyâ´vah yatî´h iva.

Verse 6.

Note 1. The Taittirîyas, TS. II, 4, 8, 1, read pargányâh; the Maitreyas, prá pargányah srigatâm and yantu.

Verse 7.

Note 1. Tatridâná, as trid occurs in the Veda in the Parasmaipada only, may be intended for a passive, bored, dug out, tapped. One would, however, expect in that case an instrumental, marudbhih, by whom they were brought forth.