Yāska's Nirukta 262.1

262.1

“dhātā dadātu0 ( atha0 saṃ0 7, 17, 2)”-iti | vāmadevasyārṣam | devikāsu dhātre haviṣi viniyogaḥ || ya ekaḥ kaścit dhātre dattavān havirbhavati, tasmai “dāśuṣe” saḥ “dadāti” | kiṃ dadāti ? “prācīṃ jīvātumakṣitām” | “prācīṃ” “pravṛddhāṃ” mahatīṃ “jīvātuṃ” “jīvikām” “akṣitām” “anupakṣīṇām” | yata evamato
brūmaḥ-“vayam” “devasya” dhātuḥ “dhīmahi” dhārayāmahe, “sumatim” “kalyāṇīṃ matim” nityaṃ havirdānayuktaṃ “satyadharmmaṇaḥ” nityamavitathārthakāriṇaḥ |
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