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He (=Agni) the lord of the house verily slew the loud- 
roaring, cate and three-headed Dasa. 
energy, indeed, 7'rita killed the boar (= Vritra) with 
his iton-tipped fingers—X, 99-6. 
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by Trita. A conkeine to rik I, 187-1 he did it sired gthanen by 
the emerson and according to the other rik (X, 99-6) by 
the power of Agni 
32. gefast tut at Huaafeara at waaaHRefe | 
Be cea: ote squat <2 ata faaqena aes | 
pes i 
I Indra stopped the chest (= breathing) of the son of 
eee and for T'rita generated cows (= waters) over the 
body o of Ahi 
Iw e wealth of the Dasyus and gave the cow-stalls to 
Dadhichi. oa Ma ataricva—X, 48-2. 
Remarks :—Here Indra is said to have killed Ahi and 
obtained waters for Trita. With a: @aaqa<fy compare I, 
8 
IV. Trita is helped by the M aruts : 
33. fatadt weal ata Shea wan auroral se 
vel fae aqniawy affarfead sera qxaTAerat: | 
21 ag | ce 
_ That march of yours, O Maruts, appears brilliant when her 
ee (t.e., sons, 7.e., rable milked the udder of even Pricnt. 
Remarks :—This is a difficult rik. I have consulted a 
number of comments on it. The first line, I think, has been 
best rendered by Professor Macdonell. As to the second line 
no better explanation than that of Sayana is forthcoming. 
*4 aq farm pas: agaaas wd 
. “eS 
sfay aq 1S | 9 | Re 
The Maruts protected the strength of Tita when he fought, 
and also his sacrifice. They protected Indra in his victory 
over Vritra—VIII, 7- 24. 
