History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c48.36

v3.c48.36

²²⁹⁴ The cow is to be made to yield milk by the sucking of the calf and not by manipulating the udders with the hand. 'वत्सेन च दोहार्थं प्रसवः साध्यः ' com. on Śat. I. 3. p. 96. The तै. ब्रा. II. 1. 8 (न संसृ-शति) forbids manipulation of the udders with fingers to induce the flow of milk. Āp. I. 12. 15 says that there is an option as to whether a śūdra can be the milker in this sacrifice.