[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.s5.2 # The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s5.2 The Inner Conflict of Tradition: Essays in Indian Ritual, Kingship, and Society c19.s5.2 - **Language:** English ### [c19.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s5.2) 18. \*TS\* 2. 6. 7. 1. The verb \*karoti\* in this passage is rendered by Keith as “to produce,” by Caland (\*ĀpŚS\* 3. 1. 7) as \*verwenden\*, “to utilize.” The expression is rather cryptic and possibly goes back to a sacrificial riddle. In this connection, it may be mentioned that \*karoti\* can, in the context of the ritual, occur in the sense of “to kill.” In that case, the passage may originally have referred to the miraculous capacities of the cow as a sacrificial victim. As will be argued, this may be relevant for the goddess Iḍā. - [Previous: c19.s5.1](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s5.1) - [Next: c19.s5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s5.3) - [Up: c19.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s5) ## Linked texts (1) - [Taittirīyasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.krsnayajur*taittiriya.2.6.7.1) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s5.2](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.polity.heesterman-1985.c19.s5.2) · Pramāṇa