[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Polity, law and society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity) › [The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985) › c19.s4.15 # 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 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.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. - [Previous: c19.s4.14](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s4.14) - [Next: c19.s4.16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s4.16) - [Up: c19.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s4.15](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s4.15) · Pramāṇa