Brihaddevata 5.41

5.41

vāyavyādhvaryavaḥ saumī daśetyaindrī parā tu yā.
agniṃ dharmaṃ parāñjanti aśvinau stotyṛgaccha ca..41..

176 B In the third stanza 'Up' (ut: v. 42. 3) Savitr (is praised), Saunaka said. preti ilamityrci tu stuta, pretilabhityrci tu stuta m', pretilabhityrci tu samstuta hd, pretihabhityrci tu samstuta, pretitvabhi na rca stuta br' r' r', pretilabhi na rstuta f. - 37°d in Bm' only. - udityrci trtiyayam m', dvitiyayantyaya stutah 1, dvitiyayam savita saunako bravit is the whole line in f, and dvitiyayam saunako'bravit in b. cd Cp. Sarvanukramani on v. 52: marutam ha tat (ha=4, tat=6). 38. The triplet 'Invoke' (upa: v. 42. 7-9) is addressed to Brhaspati ; the next stanza (v. 42. 10) is addressed to the Maruts; 'Praise him' (tam u stuhi: v. 42. 11) is addressed to Rudra. But in the stanza Forth the fair praise' (pra sustutih: v. 42. 14), hm1bfk have no (the pratika of v. 42. 10), which makes the first pada one has dropped out before. The reading of R, syllable short: I conjecture that upeti varhaspatyastrco yo, makes the first pada end in the middle of trco . - raudri tu 4, raudri syat fkr, raumyat b. B 39. the deity is variously stated by Saunaka and other teachers. Sakapuni (considered) Ilaspati, Galava Parjanya-Agni, 39 ab is found in bfkm1 only: there is no reference to it in R (though some of his MSS. must have it). - °rita m 2 k, °ritah bf. - ilaspatih hd, ilaspatih 1, ilaspati m', ilaspani fk, ilasya b. 40. Yaska a thought Pusan, Saunaka Indra to be praised, Bhaguri Vaisvanara. 'This' (esah: v. 42. 15) is addressed to the Maruts; 'Together' (sam: v. 42. 18) is addressed to the Asvins b. marutyesa samasvini Am' bfk, marutyausasamasvinam 1. a Rg-veda v. 42. 14 is not commented on in the extant text of the Nirukta. b The Sarvanukramani gives no details about Rg-veda v. 42 except on stanza II: ekadasi raudri. 41. 'Adhvaryus' (adhvaryavah v. 43. 3) is addressed to Vayu; 'The ten' (dasa: v. 43. 4) is addressed to Soma, while that which follows (v. 43. 5) is addressed to Indra. B The following (6) 'They deck' (anjanti: 7) (praise respectively) Agni (and) the Kettle (gharma), and the stanza Hither' (acha: 8) praises the Asvins.

177] aindri para tu ya hm`r, aindryargasaviti ',', aindyugesavi te b, ainmukhe savi te 1, aidamukhe savi te k (asavi te is the pratika of v. 43.5). - dharma mb, dharma fkr. - para bfkm2-41 cd in Bm1 only.-The end of the varga is here -v. 44 TRANSLATION AND NOTES [-Rg-veda v. 44 r, marked by in bfk, not in hdin1. 9. Deities of Rg-veda v. 43 (continued), 44, 45. B 42. Forth' (pra: v. 43. 9) (praises) Vayu and Pusan. In the first hemistich (of) Hither' (a: v. 43. 10 ab) Agni is here mentioned, and in the second (10 d) the celestials (divaukasah) a are praised. preti vam, prati va b, preta va fk, pra tavyasah m'. - pusanam cordharce b, pusanam vordarce f, corddharco k, pusanam vardharci m', pusanam ya cetyarddharce - stuta eti, stutaviti bfk, stuva fafa m-This sloka is found in Bm1 only. r.- * This probably means the All-gods (cp. iv. 62): the expression in the text of Rg-veda v. 43. 10 is visve marutah. 43. 'Hither' (a v. 43. 11) praises the Middle Vac, then another (12), Brhaspati a, B 'The higher one' (jyayamsam: v. 44. 8) praises the Sun (aditya). Vayu is here spoken of (in) 'Forth to you' (pra vah: v. 44. 4). 43 ab in m1 follows 45 ab. a The Sarvanukramani gives no details for v. 43. B 44. 'Him as of old' (tam pratnatha: v. 44. 1) a is addressed either to Soma (or) the Gods, or Indra, (or belongs) to Prajapati. Kausitaki himself has spoken of this (hymn) as one in which the All-gods are indirectly addressed (paroksa). saumi va daivyaindri va 1, saumi vamdaityemdri va fk (na k), somi va daivyemdri va b, saumi vam tyemdri va m'. - prajapateh bfkr, prajayate m'. - kausitakih br, kositakih fk. b That is, a There is no statement about this stanza in the Sarvanukramani. Kausitaki Brahmana xxiv. 9, where it is stated that three hymns, Rg-veda i. 122; v. 44; i. 121, which are indirectly addressed to the All-gods (and, not having any deity specified, belong to Prajapati) are inserted in place of others: prajapatyany aniruktuni paroksavaisvadevany avadhiyante. II. A a