Zoological Mythology Volume I Part 3

[72] Mahi ?yotir nihita? vaksha?asu ama pakva? carati bibhrati gau?

vicva? svadma sambh?itam usriyayam; _?igv._ iii. 30, 14.

[73] Indra? sitam ni g?ih?atu tam pushanu yachatu sa na? payasvati duham uttaram-uttara? samam; _?igv._ iv. 57, 7.

[74] M?idha ush?ro na; _?igv._ i. 138, 2.

[75] Yat sa?vatsam ?ibhavo gam arakshan yat sa?vatsam ?ibhavo ma api?can; _?igv._ iv. 33, 4.

[76] Usha na ramir aru?air apor?ute maho ?yotisha cucata goar?asa; _?igv._ ii. 34, 12.

[77] Dhenu? pratnasya kamya? duhananta? putrac carati dakshi?aya?a dyotani? vahati cubhrayamoshasa? stomo acvinav a?iga?; _?igv._ iii.

58, 1.

[78] ?itaya dhenu parame duhate; _?igv._ iv. 23, 10.

[79] Gavam mata; _?igv._ v. 45, 2.

[80] Are?avas tu?a a sadman dhenava? svaranti ta uparatati suryam; _?igv._ i. 151, 5.

[81] Ud apaptann aru?a bhanavo v?itha svayu?o arushir ga ayukshata; _?igv._ i. 92, 2

[82] Yena navagve angire dacagve saptasye revati revad usha; _?igv._ iv. 51, 4.--The sun is also said to be drawn by seven fair horses; _?igv._ i. 50, 9.--Cfr. the following chapter.

[83] Ta usho adrisano gotra gavam angiraso g?i?anti; _?igv._ vi. 65, 5.

[84] ?ite?adri? vy asan bhidanta? sam angiraso navanta gobhi? cuna?

nara? pari shadann ushasam; _?igv._ iv. 3, 11.

[85] Praty u adarcy ayaty uchanti duhita diva?--Ud usriya? s?i?ate surya? saca; _?igv._ vii. 81, 1, 2.

[86] Vahanti sim aru?aso rucanto gava? subhagam urviya prathanam ape?ate curo asteva catrun badhate; _?igv._ vi. 64, 3.

[87] Ru?ad d?i?hani dadad usriya?am prati gava ushasa? vavacanta; _?igv._ vii. 75, 7.

[88] Gavo na vra?a? vy usha avar tama?; _?igv._ i. 92, 4.

[89] Yo acvana? yo gava? gopati?; _?igv._ i. 101, 4.

[90] Yunkte gavam aru?anam anikam; _?igv._ i. 124, 11.--Esha gobhir aru?ebhir yu?ana; _?igv._ v. 80, 3.

[91] Avishk K?invana tanvam purastat ?itasya pantham anv eti; _?igv._ v. 80, 4.

[92] Apacyam gopam anipadyamanam a ca para ca pathibhic caranta? sa sadhrici? sa vishucir vasana a varivarti bhuvaneshv anta?; _?igv._ x.

177, 3.

[93] Apad eti prathama padvatina? kas tad vam ciketa; _?igv._ i. 152, 3.

[94] Ratham ye cakru? suv?itam; _?igv._ iv. 33, 8.--Takshan nasatyabhyam pari?mana? sukha? ratham; _?igv._ i. 20, 3.

[95] Yuvo ratha? duhita suryasya saha criya nasatyav?i?ita; _?igv._ i.

117, 13.--a vam ratha? duhita suryasya karshmevatish?had arvata ?ayanti vicve deva anv amanyanta h?idbhih; _?igv._ i. 116, 17.

[96] Yuktva ratham upa devan ayatana; _?igv._ i. 161, 7.--P?ithu ratho dakshinaya ayogy aenam devaso am?itaso asthu?; _?igv._ i. 123, 1.--Devi ?ira rathanam; _?igv._ i. 48, 3.--cata? rathebhi? subhagosha iya? vi yaty abhi ma.n.u.shan; _?igv._ i. 48, 7.

[97] ?anaty ahna? prathamasya; _?igv._ i. 123, 9.

[98] Anu dva ?ahita nayo 'ndha? cro?a? ca v?itrahan; _?igv._ iv. 30, 19.

[99] Sakhabhud acvinor usha?; _?igv._ iv. 52, 2.--Parav?i?am prandha?

cro?a? cakshasa etave k?itha?; _?igv._ i. 112, 8.--I here explicitly abandon the hypothesis I advanced six years ago in the "Life and Miracles of the G.o.d Indras in the ?igvedas," pp. 22 and 24, to the effect that the hero Parav?i? is the lightning flashing from the dark cloud; whereas the blind-lame seems now to me the sun in the darkness of night or winter.

[100] Sa vidva? apagoha? kaninam avir bhavann udatish?hat parav?ik prati crona? sthad vy anag acash?a; _?igv._ ii. 15, 7.

[101] _?igv._ v. 48, 1.

[102] Etad ghed uta viryam indra cakartha pau?syam striya? yad durha?a yuva? vadhir duhitaram diva? divac cid gha duhitaram mahan mahiyamanam ushasam indra sam pi?ak aposha anasa? sarat sampish?ad aha bibhyushi ni yat sim cicnathad v?isha; _?igv._ iv. 30, 8-11.

[103] The two arms of Indras are said to vanquish the cow (or the cows); Go?ita bahu; _?igv._ i. 102, 6.

[104] Vy ucha duhitar divo ma cira? tanutha apa? net tva stena? yatha ripu? tapati suro arcisha; _?igv._ v. 79, 9.--Cfr. the chapter which treats of the Spider.

[105] Bhadro bhadraya sacamana agat svasara? ?aro abhy eti paccat; _?igv._ x. 3, 3.

[106] Cfr. _?igv._ x. 17, and Max Muller's "Lectures on the Science of Language," second series, 481-486.

[107] Kanyeva tanva cacadana? (arepasa tanva cacadana; _?igv._ i. 124, 6), eshi devi devam iyakshama?am sa?smayamana yuvati? purastad avir vaksha?si k?i?ushe vibhati; _?igv._ i. 123, 10.

[108] _?igv._ i. 30, 20-22.

[109] Vy u vra?asya tamaso dvarochantir avran chucaya? pavaka?; _?igv._ iv. 51, 2.--Apa dves...o...b..dhamana tama?sy usha divo duhita ?yotis.h.a.gat; _?igv._ v. 80, 5.--Sparha vasuni tamasapagu?ha avish, k?i?vanty ushaso vibhati?; _?igv._ i. 123, 6.--Sasato bodhayanti; _?igv._ i. 124, 4.--Vicva? ?iva? carase bodhayanti; _?igv._ i. 92, 9.--Martyatra; _?igv._ i. 123, 3.

[110] Vicvani devi bhuvanabhicakshya; _?igv._ i. 92, 6.--Pra?anati; _?igv._ i. 124, 3.

[111] Arbhad ishate na maho vibhati; _?igv._ i. 124, 6.

[112] As to Ghosha, cured by the Acvinau (_?igv._ i. 117, 7), and Apala, cured by Indras (_?igv._ viii. 80), see the same subject discussed more in detail in the chapter which treats of the Hog.

[113] cukra k?ish?ad a?anish?a cvitici; _?igv._ i. 123, 9.

[114] Yasyanaksha duhita ?atvasa kas ta? vidva? abhi manyate andham kataro menim prati tam mucate ya im vahate ya im va vareyat; _?igv._ x. 27, 11.--V?itrasya kaninika 'si cakshushpa asi; _Taittir. Yagurv._ i. 2, 1.

[115] Apanyad ety abhy anyad eti vishurupe ahani sa? carete; _?igv._ i. 123, 7.

[116] Rucadvatsa rucati cvetyagad araig u k?ish?a sadanany asya?

samanabandhu am?ite anuci dyava var?a? carata aminane samano adhva svasror anantas tam anyanya carato devacish?e na methete na tasthatu?

sumeke naktoshasa samanasa virupe; _?igv._ i. 113, 2, 3.

[117] Naktoshasa var?am amemyane dhapayete cic.u.m eka? samici; _?igv._ i. 96, 5.