Nighantu 288.29

288.29

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teṣāmeṣā bhavati-
"ya̱jñena̍ ya̱jñama̍yajanta de̱vāstāni̱ dharmā̍ṇi pratha̱mānyā̍san
te ha̱ nāka̍ṃ mahi̱māna̍: sacantu̱ yatra̱ pūrve̍ sā̱dhyāḥ santi̍ de̱vāḥ ||"
yajñena yajñamayajanta devā agnināgnimayajanta devāḥ
'agniḥ paśurāsīttamālabhanta tenāyajanta' iti ca brāhmaṇam
'tāni dharmāṇi prathamānyāsan' | te ha nākaṃ mahimānaḥ
samasevanta yatra pūrve sādhyāḥ santi devāḥ sādhanāḥ
dyusthāno devagaṇa iti nairuktāḥ | pūrvaṃ devayugamityākhyānam 1
vasavaḥ