History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v6.c82.128

v6.c82.128

⁷³⁰ सुषुपवांस ॠभवस्तदपृच्छतागोह्य क इदं नो अबूबुधत् । श्वानं बस्तो बोधयितारमब्रवीत् संवत्सर इदमद्या व्यख्यत ॥ ऋ I. 161. 13 ; द्वादश द्युन् यदगोलेरस्यातिथ्ये रणन्नृभवः ससन्तः । ऋ IV. 33.7. The first may be translated as follows: 'O Ṛbhus ! (*Continued from last page*) after having slept you asked this 'O Agohya (the Sun who cannot be concealed by any one)! who is here that awakened us? The goat (the Sun) replied that the dog was the awakener at the end of year and that this was announced that day.' Tilak in 'Orion' (pp. 168 ff) explains at great length the meaning of these verses Though one may not agree with everything that he says, his main contentions seem to be probable.