Pins of the chariot. Footnote 40: The departed. Footnote 41: Explained as stars. Footnote 42: The sun. Footnote 43: Bergaigne, Vol. II, p. 277: ‘Les interprétations purement naturalistes, appliquées à l’analyse des mythes du Rig-Véda, laissent toujours, ou presque toujours, un résidu liturgique, et ce résidu, le plus souvent négligé jusqu’alors, en est précisément la partie la plus importante pour l’exégèse des hymnes.’ Footnote 44: See M. M., “Physical Religion,” p. 120. Footnote 45: I have tried to preserve some of the Vedic rhythm in these translations, but I must apologise for these poetic efforts of mine in English. I have consulted, of course, the translations of Grassmann, Ludwig, Griffiths, and Bergaigne, and others where accessible, and have adopted some of the renderings which seemed to me particularly happy. Footnote 46: Flowers and plants in general are supposed to be supported by warmth within them. Footnote 47: The clouds that give their milk, the rain. Footnote 48: The culminating point of the sun, between sunrise and sunset. Footnote 49: The milk of the clouds, or the rain. Footnote 50: The fire on the hearth, in which oblations were offered. Footnote 51: On the altar or the omphalos of the earth. Footnote 52: Made visible. Footnote 53: The rubbing of the fire-sticks required great strength and skill to bring out the fire that was supposed to be hidden in the wood. The fire, when lighted on the hearth, was supposed to bring the gods to their offerings; nay, by a change of cause and effect the fire kindled on the hearth was identified with the light kindled in the sky at the approach of the dawn. Footnote 54: The fire on the altar was supposed to call the gods, like a priest. Footnote 55: Heaven and earth, gods and men. Footnote 56: The place where the fire was kept. Footnote 57: X, 3, 3. Footnote 58: X, 4, 4. Footnote 59: The darkness of the night is lighted by the light of the moon and stars. Footnote 60: The dawn or bright day that lasts from morning till evening. Footnote 61: The darkness, caused by the retreat of Dawn or Day, is lighted up by the brilliant Night. Footnote 62: See “A Sketch of the Life of Gokulaji Zâlâ and of the Vedânta.” By Manassukharâma Sûryarâma Tripâthi. 1881. WORKS BY THE RIGHT HON. F. MAX MÜLLER. AULD LANG SYNE. First Series. 8vo, 10_s._ 6_d._ CONTENTS.—Musical Recollections—Literary Recollections—Recollections of Royalties—Beggars. RÂMAK_RI_SH_N_A: his Life and Sayings. Crown 8vo, 5_s._ DEUTSCHE LIEBE (GERMAN LOVE): Fragments from the Papers of an Alien. Collected by F. MAX MÜLLER. Translated from the German by G. A. M. Crown 8vo, 5_s._ THE SIX SYSTEMS OF INDIAN PHILOSOPHY. THE SCIENCE OF THOUGHT. 8vo, 21_s._