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word, except the introduction as above-mentioned. 

 The sixth lecture conchides with repeating the 

 list of teachers, by whom, successively, this part 

 of the Veda was taught. 



Concerning tlie remainder of the Vrthad aran'.- 

 yaca, I shall only observe, that it is terminated 

 by a list of teachers, in wiiich the tradition of it 

 is traced back from the son of Pautima'shi', 

 through forty steps, to Ya'jnyawalcya ; and, 

 from him, through twelve more, to the sup. In 

 copies belonging to the Mddlvjandina Sctchd, the 

 list is varied, interposing more gradations, with 

 considerable difference in the names, from the 

 reciter who speaks in the first person, and his 

 teacher, the son ofBnA'RADWAji', up to Ya'jnya- 

 w.ALCYA ; beyond whom both lists agree. 



The copy, belonging to the Cdmva Sdthd, sub- 

 joins a further list stated by the commentators, 

 to be common to all the Sac has of the Vdjin, or 

 Vdjasaneyi Yajurveda, and to be intended for the 

 tracing of that Veda up to its original revelation. 

 It begins from the son of Sa'nji'vi', who was fifth, 

 descending from Ya'jnyav/alcya, in the lists 

 above-mentioned; and it ascends by ten steps, 

 without any mention of that saint, to Tura, sur- 

 named Ca'vashe'ya, who had the revelation from 

 Praja'pati; and he, from Brahme. 



Before I proceed to the other Yqiiiweda, I think 

 it necessary to remark, that the Indian saint last 

 mentioned (Tura, son of Cavasha) has been 

 named in a former quotation from the Aitariya, 

 as the priest who consecrated Jana3Ie'jaya, son 

 ofPARicsHiT. It might, at the first glance, be 

 hence concluded that he was contemporary with 

 the celebrated king, who is stated in H'mdii his- 



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