Yāska's Nirukta 86.3

86.3

"āpaḥ pavitramucyante"-tā api hi pāvayanti || "śata̍pavitrāḥ sva̱dhayā̱ mada̍ntīrdevīrde̱vānā̱mapi̍ yanti̱ pātha̍ḥ | tā indra̍sya̱ na mi̍nanti vra̱tāni̱ sindhu̍bhyo ha̱vyaṃ ghṛ̱tava̍jjuhota || ( ṛ0 saṃ0 '5, 4, 14, 3)"-iti || abdevatayā | triṣṭup | vasiṣṭhasyārṣam | "śatapavitrāḥ" bahupāvayitryaḥ, yāḥ devyaḥ, "svadhayā" annena sahitā bhūtvā "madantīḥ" 'devīḥ' dānādiguṇayuktāḥ, 'devānāṃ' dānādiguṇayuktānāmeva 'pāthaḥ' pānaṃ somākhyabhū 'api yanti' api gacchanti | tāḥ, evaṃlakṣaṇā āpaḥ, 'indrasya na minanti' na hiṃsanti | vratāni karmāṇi, yenānnavadhādantaramavilambamānā varṣabhāvena prakṣarantītyabhiprāyaḥ | yā etā evaṅguṇayuktā āpaḥ, tābhyo'dvayaḥ 'sindhubhyaḥ' spandamānābhyaḥ 'havyaṃ' haviḥ, 'ghṛtavat' ghṛtamiśram 'juhota' he ṛtvijaḥ ! arhanti tā havirityabhiprāyaḥ | evamatrāpaḥ "pavitra"śabdenocyante, abdaivatatvādasya mantrasya |
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