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* Lightning comes of rain. Viewing itj say, 

 " May lightning appear, &c." 



* Such is destruction around ain Maitre'ya, 

 son of Cusha'ru, communicated these rites to 

 SuTWAN, son ofCiRis'A, descended from Bha'r- 

 ga. Five kings perished around him; and SuT- 

 WAN attained greatness. 



* The observance [enjoined] to him [who under- 

 takes these rites, is, as follows] : let him not sit 

 down earlier than the foe; but stand, while he 

 thinks him standing. Let him not lie down earlier 

 than the foe ; but sit, while he thinks him sitting. 

 Let him not sleep earlier than the foe ; but wake, 

 while he thinks him waking. Though his enemy 

 had a head of stone, soon does he slay him : he 

 does slay him.' 



Before I quit this portion of the Veda, I think 

 it right to add, that the close of the seventh hook 

 contains the mention of several monarchs, to whom 

 the observance, there described, was taught by 

 divers sages. For a reason before-mentioned, I 

 shall subjoin the names. They are Vis'wantara, 

 son. of Sushadman ; Sahade'va, son of Sarja, 

 and his son Somaca; Babhru, son of De'va- 

 vrid'ha, BhIma of Vidarbha, Nagnajit of 

 Gastd'ha'ra, Sanas'ruta of Arindama, Ri'Tu- 

 viDofjANACA; besides Janame'jaya and Su- 

 DAS, who have been also noticed in another 

 place. 



The Aitariya A'ran'yaca is another portion of 

 the RigrMa. It comprises eighteen chapters or 

 lectures unequally distributed in five books (A'ra- 

 Tiyaca). The second, which is the longest, for it 



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