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He puts down the metre bricks; the metres are cattle; verily he wins cattle;
the good thing of the gods, cattle, are the metres; verily he wins the good
thing, cattle. Yajñasena Caitriyayana taught this layer; by this he won cattle;
in that he puts it down, he wins cattle. He puts down the Gayatris on the east;
the Gayatri is brilliance; verily at the beginning he places brilliance [1];
they contain the word 'head'; verily he makes him the head of his equals. He
puts down the Tristubhs; the Tristubh is power; verily he places power in the
middle He puts down the Jagatis; cattle are connected with the Jagati; verily
he wins cattle. He puts down the Anustubhs; the Anustubh is breath; (verily it
serves) to let the breaths out. Brhatis, Usnihs, Panktis, Aksarapanktis, these
various metres he puts down; cattle are various, the metres are cattle [2];
verily he wins various cattle; variety is seen in his house for whom these are
put down, and who knows them thus. He puts down an Atichandas; all the metres
are the Atichandas; verily he piles it with all the metres. The Atichandas is
the highest of the metres; in that he puts down an Atichandas, be makes him the
highest of his equals. He puts down two-footed (bricks); the sacrificer has two
feet; (verily they serve) for support.
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