Chapter 4Mandala Four

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[RV IV.2.1–2]

Glossary 2.1 Apte. Anger, passion .. 2 Ved. going, moving .. 3 moving flame .. 4 occupying, attacking .. 5 servant, manager, assistant .. 6 master .. 7 an intelligent being.

() indicates any strong or laborious movement or action or preeminent position .. eg to climb, to fight, to row, to cultivate. In the Veda it seems to indicate at least in its surface sense Agni as one who travels between heaven and earth through the mid air.

Sayana. 1. beautiful. 2. great. Apte. Ved. great, noble, high. But cf kindred words.

= 1. to go, approach, flow, glide

— movement

2. to push

— movement, pressure

3. to kill, injure, pierce

— hostile pressure

[ bull (the gorer), also

double-edged

sword — any weapon (sword, lance, spear)]

It must also have meant 4. to shine a sage (1) or (4) .. ray of light (4) (cf

,

etc)

going (1) .. great, powerful, strong (3) .. wise (1)

or (4)

a ray of the sun (4) .. firebrand (4)

a white-footed antelope .. a kind of leprosy (4?)

a painted or white-footed antelope.

testicle, scrotum a muscular or robust man (why not, muscle?) mass, heap, quantity, multitude thief. Cf ,

,

a crucible, to hurt, kill .. steal .. break .. destroy .. ruin, undo .. abduct .. dispel, drive off .. eclipse, cover, conceal .. captivate .. surpass, excel.