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West? cf. Sindhuksit, above) include the Vedic Vadhryasva, called 

 Anupa, 13. 3. 17. In IS. 1. 82, " Baudhayana " should be Bhauvayana 

 (above, p. 55) and the name " Ekayava Gaihdama |Kariidama in 

 TB. 2. 7. 11. 2] Vetasvati " should omit the Vefasvatl {'stva place 

 locative, 21. 14. 20). It may be added that the inventors of 

 Samans include such worthies as Manu, whose word is curative, 

 23. 16. 7 (cf. TS. 2. 2. 10. 2; 4. 5. 10. 2) and whose verses are 

 the kindling-verses, il). 6. He discovered the Manava Saman 

 and thereby "got progeny and greatness," 13. 3. 15. Also the 

 Atharvans " saw the immortal world '' through the Atharvana Sa- 

 man (8. 2. 6; cf. 12.9. 10; 16. 10. 10, bhesajam). Among the later 

 authorities are cited the Bhallavis, whose '• repetitive recitation " 

 iparivartinJ vishdi) has ensured their perpetual prosperit}', Bhallav- 

 ayah . . pratigrhnantah parJvartau na cyavante, 2. 2. 4 (a sect namej. 

 Each Saman, it may be added, gives to the present praiser the same 

 power with which it endowed the inventor (seer). This is usually 

 expressed by saying that it is fnow) a wish-fultiller, or that one 

 (now) using it gets the same reward as of old. Only once does 

 the seer especially provide that others shall profit by his discover} . 

 Astadanstra, the son of Virupa, grew old without a son, without 

 progeny. He thought he had rent these worlds {iinaii lokan vicicli- 

 idivan anianyata^ i. e. had almost ])ierced them and gone to heaven). 

 In his old age he saw the two Samans (called by his name). He 

 feared he could not employ them (properly), and said " He shall 

 prosper who lauds for me with these vSamans," 8. 9. 21 (uses the 

 Samans with the discoverer's name attached). 



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