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iii. 19- BOOK III. THE ATHARVA-VEDA-SAMHITA. 1 20
half-verse is found in VS. (xi. 82 c, d), TS. (iv. 1.103), and MS. (ii. 7.7), with the
various readings ksindmi and svan; the comm. also gives ksinomi. The comm. renders
surtm by karyakaryavibhagajTiam. The Anukr. should call the verse virat prastarapankti,
since it properly scans as 11 +11 :8 + 8 = 38.
4. Sharper than an ax, also sharper than fire, sharper than Indra's
am the household priest.
thunderbolt — [they] of whom I
Emendation to indravajrat would rectify the meter of c ;
accepts the redundancy there as balancing the deficiency in a.
but the Anukr. apparently
5. The weapons of them I sharpen up; their royalty having good
heroes, I increase ; be their authority unwasting, victorious ; their intent
let all
the gods aid.
The translation again (as in vs. 2) implies emendation of syami in a to ^ydmi, which
is read by Ppp. and by the comm. Most of our mss. (all save O.Op.), as of SPP's,
accent in b suviram, and both editions have adopted the reading ; but it ought, of
course, to be suviram, as always elsewhere (and as the comm. here describes the
word). Ppp. has vardhayasva at end of b, and its d is ugram esain cittam bahudha
viqvariipa. The definition of the verse as tristubh is wanting in the Anukr. [_London
ms.J, doubtless by an error of the manuscripts, which are confused at this point.
LThe Berlin ms. does give it.J
6. Let their energies {vdjina) be excited, O bounteous one {maghdvan) ;
let the noise of the conquering heroes arise ; let the noises, the clear
{ketumdtU) halloos, go up severally ; let the divine Maruts, with Indra as
their chief,
go with the army.
With the first two padas compare RV. x. 103. roa, d: ud dharsaya maghavann
ayudhani. . . udrAthanam jdyatamyantughdsah. Some of our mss.(P.M.W.O.Op.Kp.),
as of SPP's, read in c uliildyas, but both editions give -lul- ;
the comm. has uUulayas,
and declares it an imitative word. The omission either of uluUyas or of ketumdntas
would make a jagatl pada of c, and that of devas would do the same for d ; as the
verse stands, the Anukr. scans it n+ii :8 + 8:6 + 8 = 52. Part of our mss. (I. O.Op.)
agree with the comm. in ending this verse with ud fratdm, and throwing the two
remaining padas into vs. 7, to the great detriment of the sense, as well as against the
probable earlier form of the verse. Ppp. reads : uddharsantam vajinaiii vajinabhy ad
vdirandm jaya tarn etu ghosdh: prthag ghosd ulalayas ketumantu udiratdm; with
e and f as in our text.
7. Go forth, conquer, O men ; formidable be your arms (bahii) ;
having
arrows, slay them of weak bows ; having formidable weapons, having
formidable arms {bdhu), [slay] the weak ones.
The first half-verse is RV. x. 103. 13 a, C (found also in SV. ii. 1212; VS. xvii. 46),
without variation; TS. (iv. 6. 44) has the same two padas together, but reads upa prJ
'tajdyatd tiara sthira vah etc.
Ppp. has the first half-verse (with pra yatd and vas),
adding as second half indro vaq qarma yacchaty atiddhrsya yathd 'said. The verse
is not virdj \j + S ;ii-l-l2j, if the obviously proper resolutions are made.
8. Being let loose, fly thou away, O volley, thou that art sharpened up