History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v7.c93.609

v7.c93.609

²¹⁹⁴ होता मैत्रावरुणोऽच्छावाको ग्रावस्तुत्, अध्वर्युः प्रतिप्रस्थाता नेष्टोन्नेता, ब्रह्मा ब्राह्मणाच्छंसी आग्नीध्रः पोता, उद्गाता प्रस्तोता प्रतिहर्ता सुब्रह्मण्यः--इति। The four principal priests are underlined, three assistants come after each principal one The assistants immediately after all four principals are called ardhiṇaḥ (they get half of their principal, they being मैत्रावरुण, प्रतिप्रस्थाता, ब्राह्मणाच्छंसिन् and प्रस्तोता); the thirds in each group of four constitute what are called tṛtīyinaḥ (they get ⅓ of what their principals get, they being अच्छावाक., नेष्टा, आग्नीध्र., प्रतिहर्ता); the last in each of the four groups are called pādinaḥ (they get one-fourth of what their principals get, they being ग्रावस्तुत्, उन्नेता, पोता and सुब्रह्मण्य) Vide H. of Dh. vol. II pp. 1158-1189 and vol III. p. 469 for distribution of fees among sacrificial priests.