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History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.32

History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c47.s1.32

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v3.c47.s1.32

Then he offers a pūrṇāhuti,²²⁵⁵ the sacrificer gives gifts, mutters certain auspicious formulæ, waits in worship upon the five (or three) fires. Then if the yajamāna is a kṣatriya dice play takes place. The gifts given to all the four priests are cloth, a cow and bull, and a new chariot, while a goat, pūrṇapātra and a pillow of several coloured threads are given to the āgnīdhra, a horse to brahmā, a bull to adhvaryu, and a dhenu to the hotṛ. There are larger gifts specified according to the sacrificer's ability.