History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c94.118

v7.c94.118

²²⁷² मुनयो वातरशनाः पिशङ्गा वसते मला। वातस्यानु ध्राजिं यन्ति यद्देवासो अविक्षत॥ उन्मदिता मौनेयेन वाताँ आ तस्थिमा वयम्। शरीरेदस्माकं यूयं मर्तासो अभि पश्यथ॥ ऋ. X 136. 2-3 According to the सर्वानुक्रमणी the sages of seven verses of the hymn are जूतिर्वातजूतिर्विप्रजूतिर्वृषाणक.। करिक्रत एतश ऋष्यशृङ्गश्चैकैर्चा.. मौनेय is derived from मुनि and means मुनेर्भाव.. The word 'Keśin' (having hair, hairy, by metaphor 'possessing rays' applied to the Sun or Fire) occurs five times in the first verse of this hymn and two times more in the other verses. 'Muni' appears thrice in this hymn and once more in 'mauneya'. Dr. Hauer in 'Der yoga als Heilweg' (1932) remarks (on p. 13) that the word 'muni' is probably related to Greek 'mantis' (prophet).