History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c49.s2.8

v3.c49.s2.8

²⁴⁶⁸ The cow that has no calf of its own but yields milk on having the calf of another is called निवान्या. Its milk is put in a vessel in which half ground barley grains are laid and then stirred once or thrice, according to Āp. VIII. 14. 14, with a piece of sugar-cane to which is tied a string. He does not directly touch the piece of sugar-cane when stirring, but stirs it by moving the string and the stirring is done from right to left. This preparation so stirred is called *mantha*.