1876.] Bajendralala Mitra— On Human Sacrifices in Ancient India. 109 



18. "About this ; speech (vdk) uttered this ; < male, grieve not if 

 you remain here ; a male will eat a male.' Thus, those who had the naming 

 brand turned round them, were let loose, oblations of butter were offered to the 

 several divinities ; and thereby were the divinities gratified ; and thus gra- 

 tified they conferred all blessings on the worshipper."* [Three oblations are 

 offered to each of the divinities, naming each, and followed by the word 

 svaha] . 



14. " He offers oblations with butter. Butter is vigour ; by that vi- 

 gour verily vigour abides in this (worshipper, Yajamana). f 



15. " (This rite) is established (for the worshipper, Yajamana) by the 

 eleven (animals). Eleven- syllabled is the Trishtup. The Trishtup is the 

 thunderbolt,— it is vigour. Through the thunderbolt and vigour of the 

 Trishtup, the Yajamana destroys the sin within him. J 



16. "Abiding in the ceremony of Udayaniya." (Vide Asvalayana 

 Sutra IV, 3. Katyayana VII, 1, 16.) "Eleven barren cows, such as are 

 meet for Mitra, Varuna the Visvedevas, and Brihaspati should be sacrificed 

 (dlabhate) for the attainment of these deities, and since those for 

 Brihaspati are the last, Brihaspati is the same with Brahma, and therefore 

 the Yajamana ultimately abides in Brahma. "§ [Katyayana explains that 

 three cows are to be slaughtered to Mitra and Varuna, three to the 

 Visvedevas, and five to Brihaspati]. 



17. " Now why are there eleven ? Eleven-syllabled is the Trishtup. 

 The Trishtup is the thunderbolt, — it is vigour. By the thunderbolt and vigour 

 of the Trishtup, the Yajmana destroys the sin within him. Threefold is 

 the ceremony of Udavasaniya; " (Aitareya Brahmana 8, 8,)" it is a friend 

 of the Yajamana. 1 1 



18. "Now for the fees (dakshina). (Wealth acquired) from [a 

 conquered] country, excluding land, and wealth taken from Brahmanas, 

 but including men (slaves). (Wealth from) the eastern side (of the king- 



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