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HYMN CXXXV

A priest's fulmination against an enemy

1Whate'er I eat I turn to strength, and thus I grasp the Thunder-
   bolt,
  Rending the shoulders of that man as Indra shattered Vritra's
   neck.
2I drink together what I drink, even as the sea that swallows all.
  Drinking the life-breath of that man, we drink that man and
   swallow him.
3Whate'er I eat I swallow up, even as the sea that swallows all.
  Swallowing that man's vital breath, we swallow him completely
   up.


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