History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v3.c51.25

v3.c51.25

²⁵⁴⁷ अरुणयैकहायन्या पिङ्गाक्ष्या गवा सोमं क्रीणाति quoted by Śabara on Jaimini III. 1. 12, who engages in a lengthy discussion about the purport of this passage. Vide तै. सं. VI 1. 6. 7 'एकहायन्या, क्रीणाति। ... अरुणया पिङ्गाक्ष्या क्रीणात्येतद्वै सोमस्य रूपं स्वयैवैनं देवतया क्रीणाति।' where other requirements are set out. The idea was that the cow (the price of Soma) was to resemble the soma beverage in colour as much as possible. Vide also Jai. IV. 1. 25. The cow was called somakrayaṇī as soma was purchased with it; सोमः क्रीयते यया गवा सा सोमक्रयणी says com. on Sat. VII. 2 p. 623.