History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.365
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.365
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1109a 'Apośana' literally means 'taking or drinking water' It is a technical term applied to the sipping of water before beginning a meal with the words 'amṛtopastaraṇamasi' and after the eating is finished with the words 'amṛtāpidhānamasi'. Vide Tai Ā. X. 32, Āp. M. P. II. 10. 3-4, Āśv. gṛ I. 24. 12, Yāj. I. 31 and 106.
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- Yājñavalkyasmṛti — Yājñavalkya, Sanskrit
- Āśvalāyanagṛhyasūtra — Āśvalāyana, Sanskrit
- Taittirīyāraṇyaka — Sanskrit
- Ekāgnikāṇḍa — Sanskrit