LAFLESCHE] RITE OF VIGIL- — FREE TRANSLATION. 149 



4. Verily, at a time when the moon of the rutting of the deer was 



still young, 



5. He fell to meditating upon himself, 



6. Upon the period of time when he must rest his haunches (hiber- 



nate). 



7. Verily, he was seized with the longing desire, and he stood 



bewildered, motionless. 



8. Then, suddenly, he rushed hither and thither, always returning 



to the spot from which he started. 



9. At last he took his footsteps 



10. To the top of a hill, 



11. Where he stood motionless. 



12. Then again he rushed hither and thither, but always returned to 



the spot from which he started. 



13. Then, as before, he took his footsteps 



14. To the side of a liill, 



15. To a patch of bunch grass. 



16. Close to the patch of grass he came and stood, motionless. 



17. Then the patch of bunch grass 

 IS. He tore up and gathered in a pile, 



19. Nevertheless he did not rest his haunches, it has been said, in this 



house. 



20. As before, he then took liis footsteps, it has been said, in this 



house, 



21. Verily, to the side of a hill, 



22. To a bush of stunted oaks. 



23. Close to the bush he came and stood, motionless, 



24. Then he tore up the bush and gathered it into a pile, 



25. Nevertheless he did not rest his haunches, it has been said, in this 



house. 



26. Then, as before, he took his footsteps, it has been said, in this 



house, 



27. Verily, to a brook whose banks were studded here anil there with 



forests, 



28. To a bush of redbud trees. 



29. Verily, at that time and place, 



30. He tore up the redbud trees and gathered them into a pile, 



31. Nevertheless he did not rest his haunches, it has been said, in this 



house. 



32. Again, as before, he took his footsteps, it has been said, in this 



house, 



33. Verily, to a brook whose banks were studded here and there with 



forests, 



