Original Sanskrit Texts on the Origin and History of the People of India, their Religion and Institutions v2.c18.s10.41

v2.c18.s10.41

| 6. “A person is enjoined to do an act with which he is already acquainted: thus, ‘Address the hymn to the fire which is being kindled’ [Śatap. Br., i. 3, 5, 2. This is said by the adhvaryu priest to the hotṛi. Roth.]²⁰⁴” | 6. “In the same way people are saluted by their names, though they already know them; and the *madhuparka* (a dish of curds, ghee and honey) is mentioned to those who are well acquainted with the custom.” |
| 7. “Again it is said: ‘Aditi is everything;’ ‘Aditi is the sky; Aditi is the atmosphere.’” [R. V., i. 89, 10]. | 7. “This will be explained further on [see Nir., iv. 23]. The same thing is said in common language: thus, ‘All fluids (or flavours) reside in water.’”²⁰⁵ |
| 8. “The signification of the mantras is indistinct, as in the case of such words as *amyak* [R. V., i. 169, 3], *yādṛiśmin* [R. V., v. 44, 8], *jārayāyi* [R. V., vi. 12, 4], *kāṇukā*.” [R. V., viii. 66, 4].²⁰⁶ | 8. “It is not the fault of the post, that the blind man does not see it. It is the man’s fault. Just as in respect of local usages men are distinguished by superior knowledge; so too, among those learned men who are skilled in tradition, he who knows most is worthy of approbation.” |