166 H. Oertel, 



'khya3ate 'gnaye^ prathamri3'a stuvanty atho 'sase^ 'tha^ 'cvibhyani'i 

 evarii hy esam eta^ ujjitayah. 8. ekaiii sama dve chahdasl^ dvipa- 

 dam" evaS tac catuspatsu^ pacusv adh3'uhatiio tasmadi^ dvipac 

 catuspadahi2 pa^un adhitisthati. 9. anudite sui^-e paridadh^'ad 3'aiii 

 kama3^eta paplyan syad iti^^ papnan eva bhavati.^^ 10. V3'usite 

 paridadh3'ad yaih kama3'eta na 'rvaili^o na paras i^ syad iti nai 'va^" 

 'rvailis na paro bhavati bahuvarsi ha tu'^ parjanyo bhavati. 11. udite 

 paridadhyad yaii: kama3eta cre3'an S3'ad rucam-'^ acniuite 'ti ci'e3'an 

 eva bhavati rucam^i acnute. 



2. Translation. 



208. 1. Driven from da3-, the Asuras entered night. The gods 

 saw these samans; the3' rounded them 22 (the Asuras) up; by means 

 of these (samans) the3' went down after them; b3' means of the 

 ' round ' they slew them. 2. Because the3' slew them rounding them 

 up, therefore the ' rounds ' are named so. Rounding him up he 

 sla3's the hateful rival who knows thus. 3. The [Asuras] who were 

 concealed b3' the first part of the night, those they slew iDy means 

 of the first ' round." In that the finst stanzas of the first ' round ' 

 are repeated, thereb3' the3' slay those who are concealed b3' the 

 first part of the night. 4. The [Asuras] who were concealed b3' 

 the middle part of the night, those the3' slew 133' means of the 

 middle ' round.' In that the middle stanzas of the middle ' round ' 

 are repeated, thereby the3' sla3' those who are concealed hy the 

 middle part of the night. 5. The [Asuras] who were concealed by 

 the last part of the night, those they slew b3' means of the last 

 ' round.' In that the last stanzas of the last ' round ' are repeated, 

 thereb3' they slay those who are concealed by the last part of the 

 night. <j. With repeated blows they slew them. As, having struck 

 [a man], one might strike again, so is this. With repeated blows 

 he slays his hateful rival who knows thus. 



209. 1. The night, indeed, is called ' the Dark.' The gods said : 

 'Verily, we have gained a sharers in the Dark.' This in the reason 



1 D. ag- - B. -so 3 Aj) thilin, B. om. * A.D. ac- 



^ B. etlia " B. cliaiidaiiisi, and inserts ta ' B. -pad- * B. evaiii 

 ••• B. -pat i» B. adhuh-, B. addliuli- i' A.D. -nio, B. -ma 



^- B. -pada " B. inserts partthi '■* A. bliaiiiditi, D. bhavaditi 



15 B. rvaiida »« A.D. -a, B. -i »^ B. va >« B. rvaiida 



"^ B. bhavatu for ha tu ^^ ^_ ream, D. dilcam -^ A.D. ruc- 



"-"^ A^i + pari, for the sake of the et^anology of parj-aj'a. 

 -^ Vbliu -}- api, impersonallj' construed as Vas-Hapi (P.W. s. v.j 



