History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c50.24

v3.c50.24

²⁴⁹⁶ According to Āp. VII. 12. 9 the words ‘इन्द्राग्निभ्यां त्वा जुष्टं’ occur in five acts with the appropriate verb viz. उपाकरण, नियोजन (tying to the post), प्रोक्षण, वपोद्धरण (taking away the omentum) and हृदयाभिधारण (pouring clarified butter over the heart of the animal when about to be thrown as an offering). For example, he would say ‘इन्द्राग्निभ्यां त्वा जुष्टं नियुनज्मि or इन्द्राग्नि...जुष्टं प्रोक्षामि’