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and to the lord of wanderers be reverence! 20. Reverence be to the onward-rushing one with his (weapon) levelled everywhere, and to the lord of beings be reverence! reverence be to the victorious smiter, and to the lord of victorious (hosts) be reverence! reverence be to the matchless swordsman, and to the lord of thieves be reverence! reverence be to the prowling rover, and to the lord of the forest be reverence! 21 Reverence be to the tricking arch-trickster, and to the lord of pilferers be reverencel reverence be to the wellquivered swordsman, and to the lord of robbers be reverence! reverence be to the slaying spearmen, and to the lord of pillagers be reverence! reverence be to the night-walking sword-wielders, and to the lord of cut-throats be reverence!
III. 22. Reverence be to the turbaned mountaineer, and to the lord of spoilers be reverence ! leverence be to shooters of arrows, and to ye bowmen be reverence! reverence be to the bow-stretching, and to ye that fix the arrow be reverence' reverence be to ye that pull (the bow), and to ye that hurl be reverence! 23 Reverence be to ye that shoot, and to ye that pierce be reverencel reverence be to ye that sleep, and to ye that wake be reverence! ieverence be to ye, the lying, and to ye, the sitting, be reverence! reverence be to ye, the standing, and to ye, the running, be reverence! 24. Reverence be to gatherings, and to ye, lords of the gathering, be reverence! reverence be to horses, and to ye, masters of horses, be reverence! reverence be to the victorious (armies), and to ye that smite be ieverence! reverence be to the ser ried (hosts), and to ye that crush be reverence! 25. Reverence be to the troops, and to ye, chiefs of troops, be reverence! reverence be to the bands, and to ye, chiefs of bands, be reverence! reverence be to sharpers, and to ye, chiefs of sharpeis, be reverencel reverence be to the unshapen, and to ye, the all-shaped, be reverence ! 26. Reverence be to aimies, and to ye, leaders of armies, be reverence! reverence be to chariot-fighters, and to ye, the chariotless, be reverencel reverence be to car-fighters, and to ye, charioteers, be reverence! reverence be to the adult, and to ye, children, be reveience!
IV 27 Reveience be to cai penters, and to ye, wheelwrights, be leverence! reverence be to potters, and to ye, blacksmiths, be reverence! reverence be to the jungle tribes, and to ye, fishermen, be reverence! reverence be to dog-keepers, and to ye huntsmen be reverence! 28. Reverence be to dogs, and to ye masters of dogs be reverence! reverence be to Bhava and to Rudra! reverence be to Sarva and to Pasupati (lord of beasts)! reverence be to Nilagiiva
