A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c11.121

c11.121

¹ The construction of this verse is very abrupt, particularly the transition from the simile of the horse, which is put in the third person, to the address to Agni in the second person. The idea, however, is clear. Agni, the fire, when first lighted, is compared with a neighing horse, on account of the crackling noise. He is greedy for food as soon as he steps out of his prison, viz., from the wood from which fire is produced by friction, like a horse stepping