Brihaddevata 5.69

5.69

śyāvāśvo vismito'pṛcchat ke ṣṭheti marutastadā .
tatastu maruto devān rudrasūnūnabudhvata .. 69 ..

v. 61 B 65. And they saluted Atri, the great seer, of brilliant splendour. (But) Syavasva thought: 'Because I have not seen (any) formula, B 66. I have, alas! not obtained the maiden beautiful in all her limbs. Could I but become a seer of formulas, my joy would be great.' °vanaham m'fk, ॰vanimam, vamstu tam Sadgurusisya. - apyaham 1, Sadgurusisya, athaham m', atha he fk. B 67. To him as he thus reflected in the forest the host of the Maruts appeared. He saw standing at his (atmanah) side, quite (iva) similar in form tulyarupanivatmanah Am' bfkr", tulyarupanmahatmanah rns. - 64°4-67 ab are not found in the Nitimanjari. 68. and equal in age, the Maruts, with gold on their breasts. Seeing the gods similar in age, with the figures of men, 68 ed is not found in Sadgurusisya. 69. Syavashva, astonished, then asked the Maruts, 'Who are ye?' (ke stha: v. 61. 1). Then, however, he became aware that they were the divine Maruts, the sons of Rudra. ke stheti hd, kesveti bfkr. - rudrasununabudhyata 4, rudraputranabudhyata, rsistananvabudhyata br, rsitvananvabudhyata fk. 70. Having observed (this), he also praised them with the (stanzas) They that ride' (ya im vahante: v. 61. 11). For the seer considered it a great transgression on his part, ityabhirbudva ''rr`r°, ityabhirbudhva hdm', ityadibhirbunva, ityrgbhih sadbhih bfrk.- ai hdr, aia: b, aiya: fk, argfa: s.- -atikramam rs, avikramam b, atikramam hdm'fk.-tam mene rsir s, tam mene hyrsir hd, tam mene m' (I have not noted whether rsir or hyrsir ), tamrsirmene bfkr. 71. that, as soon as he had seen them, he did not praise them, and that he asked them, 'Who are ye?' Being praised and being delighted with their praise, the sons of Prsni (the Maruts) as they went along,