A History of Sanskrit Literature. Arthur Anthony MacDonell
of the Black Yajurveda), which mark the acute with a vertical stroke above; (2) that of the Çatapatha Brāhmaṇa, which marks the acute with a horizontal stroke below; and (3) that of the Sāmaveda, which indicates the three accents with the numerals 1, 2, 3, to distinguish three degrees of pitch, the acute (1) here being the highest.
3
In verse 10, which is a late addition; see p. 51, footnote.
4
A reference to dropsy, with which Varuṇa is thought to afflict sinners.