The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s4.15
The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s4.15
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c19.s4.15
15. See chapter 2, section 6. The actual killing of the victim is performed outside the place of sacrifice, the technical terms is, euphemistally, *samjñapayati*, "to cause to consent," while for sacrificing an animal the term *ālabhate*, "to take hold of," is used.