A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c11.150

c11.150

¹ Every word of this verse baffles translation. Vivâsasi is not simply "thou bestowest," but "thou spreadest out as the sun spreads out his rays." Suvîrya is not "an array of heroes," but an abstract, signifying the possession of good strength, only that this good strength means "the chief of all their strength," and has special reference to the sons and all the males born in the house. Dyumad, brilliant, corresponds with the verb vivâsasi. Brihat should be taken as an adverb, signifying the ever increasing nature of the gift bestowed by Agni.