अतिदेशाच्च ॥ ४६ ॥
atideśācca || 46 ||
atideśāt—On account of the extension (of the attributes of the first to these fires); ca—and.
46. And on account of the extension (of the attributes of the actual fire to these imaginary fires).
The opponent gives a further reason in support of his view. The Sruti in that passage attributes all the qualities of the actual fire to these imaginary fires. Hence they are part of the sacrifice.