200 H. Ocricl, 



the tristubh, the pancada^a-stoma, the brhat-saman, Indra [TS., MS., 

 Kath., but not in VS.], the warrior-caste (ksatra), and the summer 

 [in VS. only]; the East [MS., Kath.] or the West [VS.] or the viraj 

 |TS.] with the jagati, the saptadaca-stoma, the vairupa-saman. the 

 vifve devah [MS.] or the Maruts [TS. Kath.; VS. omits this], the 

 peasant-caste (vig), and the rainy reason [VS. only.]; finally, the 

 North with the anustubh, the ekavinga-stoma, the vairaja-saman, 

 Mitra and Varuna [TS., MS, Kath., but not in VS.], prosperity ! pusta) 

 [TS., MS., Kath.] or fruit (phala) [VS.], and the autumn [in VS. 

 only]. AB. viii. 12, 4 (in the address of Indra to the chair at the 

 occasion of the mahabhiseka-ceremony) couples the g-ayatrl with 

 the trivrt-stoma and the rathaihtarasaman ; the tristubh with the 

 pancadaga-stoma and the brhat-saman ; the jagati with the saptadaga- 

 stoma and the vairupa-saman ; finally, the anustubh with the eka- 

 vincastoma and the vairaja-saman. The tri\rt-stoma is connected 

 with Agni and the rathaihtara-saman at (^'B. viii. 6. 1. 5, with Agni 

 and the priestly caste at CB. viii. 4. 2. 3 ; the pancadaca-stoma 

 with Indra and the brhat-saman at CB. viii. 6. 1. 6, with Indra and 

 the warrior caste at CB. viii. 4. 2. 4 ; the saptadacastoma with 

 Varuna and the vairupa-saman at CB. viii. 6. 1. 7, with the ' man- 

 viewers ' i. e. the gods and the peasant-caste at (^B. viii. 4. 2. 5 ; 

 linally, the ekavinga-stoma with Soma and the vairaja-saman at 

 ^B. viii. 6. 1. 8, with out-breathing and down-breathing, and with 

 rain and wind at CB. viii. 4. 2. 6. i It should also be noted that 

 in the description of the fire-altar under the guise of an animal 

 (CB, viii. 4. 4. 4-7) the two trivrt-bricks form its head, the two 

 ekavinga-bricks its feet, the two pancadaga-bricks its fore-feet or 

 arms, while the two saptadaga-bricks stand for food. In a similar 

 manner the vikrti-formula VS. xii. 4 ((^B, vi. 7. 2. 6) makes the 

 trivrt-stoma the head, the gayatrl the eye, the brhat-saman and the 

 rathamtara-saman the two wings, the stoma fi. e., according to CB 

 the paucavihca-stoma) the self, the metres the limbs, the sacrificial 

 formulas the name, the vamadevya-saman the body, and the yajna- 

 yajillyasaman the tail. 



68. 3 ajam, 4, agvam, 69. 1, gam, 2, avim : Cf. CB. vi. 5. 4. 16, 

 prajapater vai gokad aja samabhavan ; vi. 4.4. 12 connects the he- 

 goat with the priestly caste, the horse with the warrior caste, but 

 assigns the ass to the Vaigya and ^udra castes combined. 



1 Cf. also VS. xiii, 54—57 (CB. viii, 1. 1. 5 ; 8 ; 2. 1 ; 5) 



