Kanda, Prapathaka, Paragraph

1    1,     5, 8 |         with these words) he strokes the calf; verily he piles
2    2,     6, 5 |  Thou art firm (dhruva)', he strokes it; the Dhruva is this (
3    5,     4, 10|    hymns without support. He strokes (the fire) with three (verses)
4    5,     4, 10|   the hymns find support. He strokes with two (verses) in the
5    5,     4, 10| extent of the sacrifice. (He strokes) with two (verses), for
6    6,     2, 7 |  with these words) he thrice strokes with (the wooden sword);
7    6,     2, 7 |      are in these worlds. He strokes in silence for the fourth